Theaters In St Petersburg Russia Full Tour And

The original proposal, a fashionably outrageous structure by Biblioteque Nationale designer Dominique Perrault, ran into budgetary and constructional difficulties.

Perraults golden potato was abandoned and the Canadian architect Jack Diamond was called in to complete the project with his trademark blend of limestone, blonde wood and plate glass.

We have enough of those buildings in the world now; its like a joke: next time you hear it its not so funny.

St Petersburgs harmonious proportions and almost organic building style can make any modern structure seem like an act of vandalism - even today brand-new apartment blocks are clad in a faux nineteenth century manner.

Theaters In St Petersburg Russia Full Tour And

Jack Diamond was given the full tour and made keenly conscious of the need to respect probably the most beautiful city in the world.

Even the interior walls were scumbled to match the parent buildings pistachio paintwork.

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