Architecture. Зайцева И.В. - 52 стр.

roofing, it was vaulted, so that each of the vertical wall sections ends in a blind arch,
with long, narrow windows and small sculptured figures high up in the arch.
       The builders of the most of Vladimir and Suzdal churches used cut stones instead
of brick, typical for Byzantine and Kievan churches. Also they used stone embroideries,
uncommon in Byzantium. They adopted the general features of the square plan, with
three altar apses and the four columns supporting a flat cupola with its circular drum.

      5.3 Exercises to the text

      5.3.1 Find the false sentences using the information from the text. Correct
the false sentences:

1) Early Russian architecture was derived from the Byzantine architecture.
2) Early Russian towns were built on defensive sites.
3) In Russia, stone has always been the most natural building material.
4) Russian churches and cathedrals were rich decorated with carved decorations.
5) Masonry architecture was not developed in medieval Russia.
6) Wooden architecture predominates in Southern Russia.
7) The builders of the most Vladimir Churches used cut stones instead of brick.

      5.3.2 Fill in the gaps with the words given below:

1) Low white walls with towers, churches with brilliant… and … were visible… .
2) Russian … were decorated with carved decorations.
3) There are some remaining examples of ancient … architecture in Rostov.
4) Vladimir and Suzdal builders widely used stone … .
5) The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl is one of the best-known … of early
Russian architecture.

   wooden; bell towers; creation; domes; embroideries; from afar; log-cabins.

      5.3.3 Answer the following questions:

1) Where did Russia borrow its early architecture from?
2) What has always been the most natural building material in Russia?
3) Did wooden and masonry architecture develop side by side in medieval Russia?
4) What do the best examples of wooden Russian architecture show?
5) How is one of the most famous Russian churches in the northern style called?
6) Can you describe the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl?
7) What material did builders of Vladimir and Suzdal churches use?

      5.3.4 Find in the text and put down key words that can be used to speak
about early Russian architecture

     5.3.5 Summarise your knowledge of the question under consideration.
Discuss it with your partner. Use exercise 5.3.3 as a plan