Photo, Print, Drawing Ciniselli Circus.
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Title
- Ciniselli Circus.
Summary
- The Ciniselli Circus (now the Bolshoi Saint Petersburg State Circus) opened on December 26, 1877. The first stone structure in Russia purpose-built for the circus, it was regarded by many as the most beautiful circus building in Europe. The building was designed by architect Vasily Kenel (1834--93), who also produced this watercolor, which has his signature in the lower right-hand corner. The building was a unique engineering structure for its time, designed and built on the basis of the state-of-the-art engineering principles and methods. For the first time, inner supporting pillars were not used to support the vaulted roof, a record-breaking bay 49.7 meters in diameter, thus creating an unusual space effect. The statues on the facade were created by Italian sculptor Enrico Butti (1847--1932). The Ciniselli Circus became one of the main attractions of Saint Petersburg and was a paramount entertainment center of the Russian capital. It was also where the world's first Museum of Circus Art was opened in 1928.
Names
- Kenel, Vasily Alexandrovich, 1843-1893 Artist.
Created / Published
- [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1877.
Headings
- - Russian Federation--Saint Petersburg--Saint Petersburg
- - 1877
- - Arenas
- - Carriages and carts
- - Circus
- - Circus Ciniselli
- - Horse-drawn vehicles
- - Street scenes
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: 1 watercolor.
- - Original resource at: The Bolshoi St. Petersburg State Circus - Museum of Circus Art.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021670654
Online Format
- compressed data
- image