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[BRIDGES] Mosty i naberezhnye stolitsy [i.e. Bridges and Embankments of the Capital]

Simonov, E.D.

Item #2143

Moscow: Moskovskii rabochii, 1938. 64 pp.: ill., 2 pl. 19x12 cm. In publisher’s printed wrappers. Near fine with small tear at the bottom of the spine.
One of 4000 copies. Scarce.

This is a very interesting edition which contains
results of the reconstruction of Moscow bridge
system in 1936-38. In 1937 ten bridges were
simultaneously being built in Moscow. The black
and white photos and statistics of that massive
construction are gathered in this edition. The
book can also serve as an evidence of the end of
architectural experiments - post-constructivist
and Soviet art-deco - and the rise of Stalinist
architecture.
«Neither the American nor the German bridges
have such width. Only one Parisian bridge reaches
a width of 40 meters, but the roadway has only
20 meters. The new bridges of Moscow are the
widest in the world. Each of them has its own
independent artistic appearance. Colorful granite
facing, cast iron products - such are the details of
the architectural design of the new bridges. Over
five kilometers of railings and over 300 masts
were installed on them».

Price: $500.00