The book introduces readers to the heritage of St. Petersburg, sharing the geological history of a unique city, a world heritage site, and part of the UNESCO list. It also explains the role of small towns and fortresses near St. Petersburg, whose stone decoration played an essential role in the city’s evolution and was key in the history of neighboring cultures. The book also describes the main architectural symbols of St. Petersburg, such as the Alexander Column, the Bronze Horseman, the Peter and Paul Fortress and more. In addition to five guided tours of the city center, it offers descriptions of historic quarries, some of which are now open-air museums.
Author(s): Elena Panova
Series: Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 221
City: Cham
Preface
Contents
Walking Around the Stone City
1 Stone in the Architecture of St. Petersburg
The History of St. Petersburg Stones
2 St. Petersburg Decorative Stones
1 Igneous Rocks
2 Metamorphic Rocks
3 Sedimentary Rocks
Reference
3 The Bronze Horseman and Thunder Stone: History and Nowadays
1 History of the Equestrian Statue (The Bronze Horseman)
2 Thunder Stone
3 Modern Studies
References
4 The Alexander Column—From Finnish Friedrichsham to Palace Square in St. Petersburg
1 Mining and Pre-treatment of Granite Monolith
2 Transportation of the Row Piece to St. Petersburg
3 Brief Info
References
5 The Alexander Column: Life After Installation
1 Jointing at the Rapakivi Granite Massif (The Provenance Site of the Alexander Column)
2 Features of the Behavior of Cracks of Prototectonic Jointing
3 What Are the Cracks in the Alexander Column?
References
6 Rapakivi Granite—Symbol of St. Petersburg
References
7 Valaam Monastery Granite
8 Atlantes Hold Sky on Stone Shoulders
References
9 Old Stories of Ruskeala
References
10 Putilovo Limestone—First in St Petersburg
11 Such Different Sandstones
References
12 Soapstone (Talc-Chlorite Schist)
References
13 Natural Stone in Modern St. Petersburg
References
Where and How Did Stone Mine Near St. Petersburg
14 Where and How Did Stone Mine Near St. Petersburg
Abstract
References
15 Master of Columns
Abstract
References
16 Granite Industry (End Nineteenth–Early Twentieth Centuries)
References
Digital Resources of the National Library of Finland
Granite Weathering Under Urban Condition
17 Granite Weathering Under Urban Condition
Abstract
1 Abiotic (Physical and Chemical Weathering)
2 Biotic Weathering
3 Anthropogenic Destruction
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