Monumentality in urban design: The case of Russia

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 280-303

  Adams, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Iconic buildings; Leningrad; Monumentality; Moscow; Russia; Russian cities; Skyscrapers; Soviet Union; Soviet urban design; St. Petersburg; Urban form; Urban geography; Urban redevelopment

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; BUILDING; LANDSCAPE; MONUMENT; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN PLANNING;

EURASIA; MOSCOW [MOSCOW (ADS)]; MOSCOW [RUSSIAN FEDERATION]; RUSSIAN FAR EAST; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 48249083765     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.49.3.280     Document Type: Review

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