TSARITSYNO ENSEMBLE BY V.I. BAZHENOV – STATE HISTORICAL ARCHITEC-TURAL MONUMENT OF THE 18TH CENTURY

Abstract Typological analysis of the Tsaritsyno Ensemble by V.I. Bazhenov leads to a historical understanding of the infrastructure consisting of their symbolized architectural objects. The research methodology was aimed at identifying the author’s concept of V.I. Bazhenova. She showed that the imperial summer residence of Catherine II corresponds not only to the model of the Russian state, but also to the model of the New Jerusalem. For this proof, comparisons are made of the urban planning formation of the Tsaritsyn ensemble with the territory of the Russian state, but also with the general plan of the city of Ancient Jerusalem in the 1st century AD. Thus, the identified urban planning and architectural principles form a connection with the territory of the Russian state, but also with the iconography of the historical centers of Christianity: Ancient Jerusalem, Ancient Rome and Constantinople (Istanbul).