Winter Palace, which may be returned to the historic color

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Winter Palace, which may be returned to the historic color

St. Petersburg. May 29. INTERFAX.RU - Building the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg may be repainted a different color in 2013, when the time comes around it planned painting, said the chief architect of the Hermitage Valery Lukin.

According to him, by that time will be completed full restoration of the General Staff building.

Lukin believes that it is better to recreate the tone, which was conceived the project architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli building. The Winter Palace is seen as it was created by Rastrelli: the decision in light tones, with painting the walls a light sand color, white columns, white moldings, capitals and a soaring white sculpture on the roof of tin "-" Lukin said in an interview posted on the the official website of the museum.

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To dull paint "as before" we ought to look like the proportions of buildings have changed since then, due almost disappeared under the ground cap.

Something I started a little stretch, these relentless attempts to "translate the original ideas." As if, history was not.
Vaughn Italians do not Restore the Coliseum "in its original form." Not idiotnichayut. Not satisfied with there "Natural Landscape Reserve.

And by the way, do you want to return the color? Bring first Moscow painting (almost the entire third floor) in Moscow. Muscovites gathered on their own, bequeathed to Moscow and even cause disavowing one of their wills long ago disappeared. So vozvernite and on return of color. But I thought), because that means "as before"?

Information:

Throughout its history, the Winter Palace facade has repeatedly changed the color of cetane (Periodic overhauls, changing tastes).
The papers that followed the resignation of Rastrelli mentions the following definition: "a pale-yellow with white," "under color of natural stone."
At the turn of XVIII-XIX centuries. the coronation of Paul I - Work on the construction of wooden bell. Conducted and facade work. The color of the palace remains ocher and white, but coats the walls covered with more "calls" ocher.
In the years 1833-1835., Under Nicholas I, was carried out repair of facades. From the documents it is known that the coloring was carried out "pale paint - a light ocher.
In the second half of 1850-1860's., During the reign of Alexander II, the color changing facades. Ochre becomes more dense. Order system and a plastic inlay is not painted a complementary color, but gain a slight tonal selection.
At the reign of Alexander III, in 1880-ies. caramel coloring palace becomes dense ocher expression with the addition of red pigment, with a clear tone allocation order system and plastics.
With the accession of Nicholas II, Emperor of the project was approved by the color in the coloring of the "new shield their own garden." This metal fence, erected in 1899-1901gg. Meltzer, rested on the basement (a little less than three meters high) of red sandstone, under color of which was instructed to paint the Winter Palace without allocation order system and plastic decor or tonally complementary color. Just been painted facades of the General Staff.
In such a red-and-terra-cotta as the Winter Palace remained almost until the end of 1920.
Later, taking a number of experiments and the search for a new raskolerovki fronts: in 1927 - an attempt to paint it gray, v1928, 1930. - A brownish-gray scale.
In 1934 at the initiative of managers Leningrad Executive Committee was the first attempt to paint the Winter Palace with oil paint, almost orange in color, with the release of white paint to order system. But this experiment was considered unsuccessful, not only for aesthetic reasons but also because of the negative impact of oil paint on a stone, plaster and stucco decorations.
In 1940, the decision about removing oil paint from the facade, and in 1941 again the search for color variations of the Winter Palace. In this work involved well-known architects, artists and restorers. And then there is a proposal to paint the facades of the palace in three caramel. However, the war and to hide the Winter Palace are painted gray.
In the years 1945-1947., By decision of the Leningrad Executive Committee shall repair and repainted the building on Palace Square. It was then, after setting the test vykrasok, it was decided to paint the Winter Palace: the walls - with the addition of chromium oxide pigment, emerald, columns, cornices, intercommunication rods and window frames - white, stucco decoration, cartouche, capitals - ocher.

That and we have.
Where istorizi in this story? Who knows. But thinking must Oooooochen carefully.