Open AccessPRE-REVOLUTIONARY STREET LIGHTING IN SAINT PETERSBURG
Author(s) -
Ekaterina Venslauskene
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik bgtu im. v.g. šuhova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2071-7318
DOI - 10.34031/2071-7318-2020-5-5-44-52
Subject(s) - saint petersburg , architectural engineering , incandescent light bulb , st petersburg , style (visual arts) , visual arts , civil engineering , engineering , history , geography , art , archaeology , regional science , electrical engineering , russian federation , metropolitan area
The article highlights the emergence of a street lighting system in the capital St. Petersburg shortly after its founding until the 1917 revolution. The purpose is to analyze all types of street lamps that appear in the infrastructure of actively developing St. Petersburg. This include oil, gas, with an alcohol-turpentine mixture, kerosene lamps, as well as lamps with arc and incandescent lamps. For each type, the stylistic characteristics of the era and technical differences are indicated, and the role of the lantern as an element of complex urban improvement in each era is defined, bearing not only functional, but also aesthetic load. Architectural details and profiles that make up the entire volume of the landscaping element, their proportions and dimensions, and materials are separately analyzed. The article can be useful both theoretically, for researchers, and practically, for specialists engaged in preserving and recreating the historical environment of St. Petersburg, as well as designing new areas of the city. Analogs of historical lighting elements can be used as standard in the improvement of streets and squares, taking into account the scale, style, materials and modern technological achievements.