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VEREJNÉ STAVITEĽSTVO V NESKOROANTICKOM RÍME AKO MÉDIUM POLITICKEJ PROPAGANDY. SVEDECTVO NÁPISOV A PRÁVNYCH DOKUMENTOV

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Babic M.
Historický časopis (Historical Journal)
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2012
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vol. 60
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issue 1
5 – 22
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In the era of the Late Roman Empire – 4th and 5th centuries – the public buildings of the city of Rome not only passively reflected the political, religious and economic changes affecting the Roman Empire in the period of intensive barbarian raids and the gradual Christianization of society. They also actively served as a medium for political propaganda from the ruling elite. This study poses two inter-related basic questions: How did public building in Late Antique Rome reflect the substantial changes in politics, religion and culture? How were these changes perceived by the ruling elite, which interpreted and defined the basic problems of building in inscriptions and legislation?
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ART NOUVEAU IN THE SACRED AND PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE OF RIGA (Rigas jugendstila perioda sakralo un sabiedrisko eku dekors)

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Grosa S.
Materiali Latvijas makslas vesturei
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2008
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vol. 7
147-154
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Sacred architecture has been especially important in the development of each epoch's most important innovations and as a reflection of the main stylistic tendencies. Although over the last years interest in the heritage of sacred architecture in Latvia has resulted in several extensive publications, the subject still features the blind spot of the Art Nouveau influences upon the sacred architecture and décor in Latvia at the turn of the 20th century. Active construction of churches went on in this period, revealing stylistic pluralism in wide-range reconstruction and renovation of churches as well. The aim of this publication is to specify particular aspects of stylistic estimation related to Riga architecture in the late 19th and early 20th century. The influence of Art Nouveau upon Riga architecture was not homogenous; it did not appear an all-embracing style that is especially evident in public buildings, including industrial objects, educational and commercial institutions and their decorative handling. In a similar vein, church construction reflected a wide scope of historical styles - Art Nouveau has not left a considerable impact on churches of various confessions (12 in total) built in Riga and its surroundings around the turn of the 20th century. Still new spatial tasks had to be solved; in other cases Art Nouveau has inspired particular decorative elements.
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TOPOGRAPHY OF POWER: VENICE AND THE EASTERN ADRIATIC CITIES IN THE CENTURY FOLLOWING THE FOURTH CRUSADE

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Benyovsky Latin I.
Mesto a dejiny
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2021
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vol. 10
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issue 1
6 - 47
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In the thirteenth century, in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade, Venice became an important power in the Mediterranean, which caused profound change in its political, territorial and economic ambitions. The main strategy of Venice was to maintain the sea route from the northernmost point in the Adriatic to the Levant, and therefore it was crucial to dominate politically over the Eastern Adriatic: the cities there could serve as points of departure or safe harbours in which Venetian vessels could be sheltered and supplied with merchandise, food, water, and manpower. One of the ways to incorporate the Eastern Adriatic cities into a common area of governance was to construct recognizable public buildings, and to introduce and standardize a legal and administrative order that was mainly adapted to the central political entity, but also served the local urban communities. This paper follows the changes that were directly or indirectly mirrored in the urban structure of the cities during the thirteenth century: primarily the design of urban spaces (especially public ones) and the construction of public buildings linked to governance, defence, trade or administration. During the thirteenth century, one can follow the development of Venetian ambitions and their focus on particular areas or activities (economic, military) in the state, as well as the activities of Venetian patricians holding the governor’s office. Naturally, the local circumstances and the local population had a crucial impact on the formation of urban space, but this paper focuses primarily on the role of the Venetian administration in this respect.
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THE STALINIST ARCHITECTURE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE LATVIAN SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC DURING THE 1940S AND 1950S (Stalina laika sabiedrisko eku arhitektura LPSR. 20. gs. 40. - 50. gadi)

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Rudovska M.
Makslas Vesture un Teorija
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2010
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vol. 13
19-34
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Stalinist architecture is an outstanding and distinctive legacy of Soviet ideology found not just in Latvia but all over the former USSR and most former socialist countries. Many buildings of the Stalinist period are sufficiently well preserved to the present day and although they offer excellent study material, so far no deeper research has been done on the architecture of this period. Stalinist architecture was created under Stalin's totalitarian rule in the former USSR from the 1930s to the 1950s. The beginning of the phenomenon in the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (LSSR) coincides with the end of WW II (since 1944), ending in 1955. Stalin devised the idea of a perfect society, centralised and isolated from the rest of the world. After WW II architects in the LSSR had the primary task to clear the war damage. Working on general plans of reconstructions, architects envisaged the implementation of the features of the new, Stalinist architecture through the creation of large, expressive central squares and complexes dominated by public buildings. A culture house or cinema, administrative or educational building etc., was constructed in almost every town. They not only had to reflect the might and power of Stalin's regime but also to afford education on the lines of socialist ideology thus serving as a successful tool of Stalinist propaganda. The shape and significance of public buildings was often conditioned by the surrounding environment, territorial aspects and cultural-historical circumstances. Several fine examples of Stalinist architecture have survived in Riga for example, the Latvian Academy of Sciences building, Spilve Airport, State Electro-Technical Factory (VEF) Palace of Culture, Riga Technical University and the Hotel Riga.
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