All-Russia Exhibition 1896
The All-Russia industrial and art exhibition 1896 in
Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia
. The All-Russia industrial conference was held together with the exhibition.
Exhibits
The exhibition demonstrated the best achievements of the industrial development in Russia that began in the latter part of the 19th century:
- an early Alexander Stepanovich Popov;
- the first Russian automobiledesigned by Evgeniy Yakovlev and Pyotr Freze;
- the world’s first arch-like overhead covers-shells (8 exhibition pavilions with the total area of more than 25 thousand square meters, including the unique Shukhov Rotunda of Vladimir Shukhov (Russian Empire patents№ 1894, 1895, 1896 dated March 12, 1899);
- many other technical inventions, technologies and artistic achievements.
Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal in Moscow. In the 1960s, they were restored and transferred to the Tretyakov Gallery.[1]
The suburb of
Nicholas II Emperor of Russia. Also, more than 120 pavilions
of private companies were built on the territory of the exhibition.
Photos
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Rotunda by V.Shukhov -
Shukhov Rotunda and rectangular pavilion -
Oval pavilion by V.Shukhov
See also
References
Notes
- ISBN 978-5-4350-0020-7.
Sources
- Photos of Shukhov's Towers
- Rotonda of the Panrussian Exposition (1896) at Structurae
- "The Nijni-Novgorod exhibition: Water tower, room under construction, springing of 91 feet span", "The Engineer", № 19.3.1897, P.292-294, London, 1897.
- ISBN 0-520-06929-3.
- Rainer Graefe, Jos Tomlow, “Vladimir G. Suchov 1853-1939. Die Kunst der sparsamen Konstruktion.”, 192 S., Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart, 1990, ISBN 3-421-02984-9.
External links
Media related to All-Russia Exhibition 1896 at Wikimedia Commons
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