28 October, The State Hermitage
hosted a meeting devoted to the realization of the first stage of
the FC-11 (w) project entitled Reconstruction and Restoration of
the Eastern Wing of the Former General Staff Building. The chairman
of the meeting was Andrey Busygin, the vice Minister of Culture
of the Russian Federation.
The participants of the meeting
accepted the necessity of increasing the scope of the research works
providing a continuous geodesic monitoring of the Eastern Wing of
the former General Staff building, as well as drilling special bores
with the purpose of carrying out geophysical control over the foundation
underneath the buildings and the sections of the adjacent territory. full story
Working session in the office of Mikhail Piotrovsky,
Director of the State Hermitage Museum
Restoration project of the Eastern Wing of the
General Staff Building is a part of the Great Hermitage programme.
The General Staff Building should become both a site for exhibiting
works of art belonging to XIX - XXI centuries and a cultural and
public forum that sets new frameworks for the existence of Palace
Square. full story
The General Staff Building
1820-1830
Architect Carlo Rossi
Restoration project of the Eastern Wing of the
General Staff Building is a result of joint initiatives of the
State Hermitage and the Government of the Russian Federation.
The project is financed by the Government of the Russian Federation
and by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(The World Bank). full story
Meeting the authors of the project
The accomplishment of the first stage of the
restoration works is planned for August 2010. The financing budget
of the first stage of the project makes up 4.2 billion roubles.
The reconstruction area of the first stage is approximately 19,000
square metres. full story
Mikhail Piotrovsky is presenting the project
Could you tell us when a crack on the facade of the General Staff building appeared and what caused it?
This crack is an indicator of the state of the walls of the 5th
General Staff building situated along the Moika river. Many negative
factors led to the emergence of cracks both on the facade and
on the inner walls of the 5th building facing the yard. full story
Director of the Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky
The restoration of the Eastern Wing of the General
Staff Building, the monument of federal significance, receives
a wide coverage in the mass media. full story
Press conference
The General Staff Building is one of the most
famous monuments of architecture of St Petersburg (1820-1830,
architect Carlo Rossi). Until the February Revolution the building
housed higher governmental institutions of the Russian Empire.
In 1988 the Eastern Wing was donated to the State Hermitage. full story
