Court Riding Arena

The Court Riding Arena is an historic building in Pushkin, Saint Petersburg that was once used as horse arena by the Russian Royal family and court.

Court Riding Arena
Придворный манеж
General information
Architectural styleClassicism
LocationPushkin
Address16 Sadovaya Street
Coordinates59°42′53″N 30°24′21″E
Construction started1786
Completed1819
Design and construction
ArchitectI. V. Neelov, V.P. Stasov

The arena was built in 1786, and rebuilt in 1819. Nowadays it is an object of cultural heritage.[1] The building is located on 16 Sadovaya Street.

History

The first structure on the arena property was a wooden building erected in the middle of the 18th century by SI Chevakinsky. The stone building was built in 1786-1788 on the by IV Neelov. The building quickly deteriorated. VP Stasov, who was entrusted with repairs, instead planned a complete reorganization, retaining only part of the walls and increasing the building. Restructuring was completed by November 1819.

From September 1820, it was used as the Imperial court horse arena was used. It was intended for horse exercises by the officers of the retinue and the imperial convoy, and also by regiments of the Imperial Guard, which were quartered in Tsarskoe Selo.[2][3]

After the October Revolution, the arena was used as a People's Theater (in it, in particular, spoke FI Shalyapin). Later on, it held were mechanical workshops. In 1949, a gym was built there.

Today the court arena hosts sporting events. Restoration was carried out in 1951 and in 2010.[2]

Architecture

The court arena is an extended one-story building. In the center is a Doric portico of eight columns, grouped in two (it was preserved from the construction of Neelov, although Stasov reduced the height of the pediment).

On the ends of the longitudinal facades are loggias.[4] The windows after the restructuring of Stasov became semi-circular, lacking platbands. At the front facades, attics were constructed, but they no longer exist. The facades are decorated with a frieze with trigrams.[2][3]

References
  1. Постановление Правительства РФ от 10.07.2001 № 527 о Перечне объектов исторического и культурного наследия Федерального (Общероссийского) значения, находящиеся в г. Санкт-Петербурге.
  2. "Садовая 16. Придворный манеж". Энциклопедия Царского Села. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  3. "Придворный манеж". citywalls.ru. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  4. Route 34 Corridor from the U.S. Routes 60/21 Intersection in Carter County to the Routes 34/72 Intersection in Cape Girardeau County, Carter, Reynolds, Wayne, Bollinger, and Cape Girardeau Counties: Environmental Impact Statement. 2008.

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