Architecture. Зайцева И.В. - 63 стр.

       c) Professor of Astronomy
5) St.Paul’s exhibits a brilliant example of English … .
       a) Baroque
       b) Gothic
       c) Classicism
6) The rebuilding of St.Paul’s was to go on for about … .
       a) 4 years
       b) 14 years
       c) 40 years
7) Architecture is first of all … .
       a) decoration
       b) proportion
       c) perspective

       6.3.3 Answer the following questions:

1) What are Jones’ early years associated with?
2) What is Jones’ first authentic and finest building?
3) What is the period of Wren’s creative activity?
4) Why is Wren considered to be a versatile man?
5) Why wasn’t Wren’s first design for rebuilding St.Paul’s met with approval?
6) How can we appreciate St.Paul’s cathedral?
7) What buildings were designed by Wren?

       6.3.4 With your partner, make up a dialogue about the activity of Inigo
Jones and Christopher Wren using the information from the text and your own
knowledge of the subject

        6.4 The year 2003 marks the 265th anniversary of Matvey Feodorovich
Kazakov, one of the greatest Russian architects of the 18th century. Kazakov’s
genius and prolific creativity contributed to the formation of a distinctively neo-
classical style in Moscow. Read the text and tell about the works of the famous
Russian architect

                                       Text 6 B

                                   Matvey Kazakov

        Matvei Kazakov (1738-1812) was fortunate in his teachers, beginning with
Dmitry Uktomsky whose school of architecture he attended, then with Peter Nikitin
who directed the school after 1760. In 1768 Kazakov’s work came to the attention of
Vasily Bazhenov. Thus, Kazakov was educated by the best Russian architects.
        Kazakov’s first masterpiece was the Petrovskii Transit Palace (1775-82) (now
Zhukovsky Air Force Academy).The palace combinated the fashion for the Gothic
revival with motifs drawn from medieval Russian architecture.In 1776-87 Kazakov’s
classical training produced one of the most important state buildings of Catherine’s
reign – the Senate in the Kremlin. Kazakov’s task was to incorporate a new building