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#134 Shanghai Architecture Series in Russian: Denis Apartments 德义大楼
We are resuming the Shanghai Architecture Series in Magazeta. A new issue will now come out every fortnight. Link to the Russian text: https://magazeta.com/arc-denis-apartments/
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Two sculptures by Jacob Lehonos (1929)
Four 8-foot statues used to decorate the facade of the Denis Apartments, on the corner of Bubbling Well Road and Carter Road. They were created by the Russian artist Jacob Lehonos and represented Comfort, Progress and two other unnamed benefits of civilization. The sculptures were smashed to pieces by the Red Guards in 1966, and the only images ( Read more... ) -
A lesser-known project of the Russian Cathedral in the French Concession
The Russian Orthodox Cathedral at the corner of Route Lorton and Route Paul Henry, built between May 1933 and April 1937, took a long time to come into existence. The land for the church was purchased in 1927, and the first plan was drafted in 1929 by the architect L. N. Pashkoff. In fact, Pashkoff drafted three plans and all of them were selected ( Read more... )
