Архитектурное наследство

Scholarly journal

Founded in 1951

ISSN 0320-0841

New materials regarding research in the fields of architecture and urban construction are being presented. The authors also focus on the history of the creation of little-known buildings of interest, on the development of local architectural traditions, on new attributions, and introduce recently discovered archive materials. A number of papers are dedicated to the issues of architectural and urban planning development of historical towns and cities or study the formation of architectural ensembles. The edition also includes papers that are devoted to theoretical historical-architectural problems, to biographies of architects, or analyze artistic approaches and concepts.

Issue 59 (2013)

I. V. Antipov, V. A. Bulkin, A. V. Gerve, D. D. Yolshin.

Church of Sts. Peter and Paul on Silnishche according to Archeological Research of 2002 and 2009

In 2002 and 2009 an expedition of the Saint-Petersburg State University, in connection with the beginning of restoration works, conducted some excavations in the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul on Silnishche (1185-1192). A total amount of 12 pits were made – 6 inside and 6 outside the edifice. It was established that by the time of the beginning of the construction the cultural layer was 20 cm thick. No traces of a preceding church have been found. The foundation of the 12th-century building lies in a layer of red earthy clay, its depth being 50-60 cm. Archeologists found no foundation strips or wooden substructures under the base of the edifice. We can say that, judging by all the principal technical-technological parameters, the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, (the foundation and the bottom section of the walls) is a typical Novgorodian construction of the late 12th century, and there are no technological data that allows us to suppose the presence of alien masters here. The foundation of the additions was studied, as well as the levels of several floors, including the initial one, dating to the pre-Mongolian period, and that which appeared during the erection of the additions. It appears that there were no stone narthexes adjoining the southern and the western sides of the church, and there were no diggings made on its northern side.

Keywords

Novgorodian Medieval architecture, architectural archeology, construction techniques and technology.