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Giant Iron Tree Built In Russia’s Ministry Of Agriculture To Cast Shadow Over Archway
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Giant Iron Tree Built In Russia’s Ministry Of Agriculture To Cast Shadow Over Archway

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Fans of classical architecture are often disappointed that most construction companies and architects opt for more modern architectural styles when designing new buildings, but this opulent style is certainly not lost. The Ministry of Agriculture’s building design in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan in the Russian federation, is a magnificent work of eclectic architecture with a beautiful, massive wrought-iron tree that inspires pastoral agricultural images – and its construction was completed just a few years ago. The beautiful tree was designed to cast its shadow on the building’s lobby below.

The building, built by the Russian construction firm Antica, is a nod to Russian traditions of architecture – but not to the modern architecture genre of brutalist Soviet buildings that most directly precede it. Imperial Russian architecture has a rich a diverse tradition, owing to the diverse peoples that makes up the Russian federation. The building stands across from the Kazan Kremlin, which is a beautiful mix of Eastern and Western architecture so typical of Russian Imperialism (Note: a kremlin is a Russian fortress, so the Kazan Kremlin is not to be confused with ‘The Kremlin’ in Moscow).

More info: antica.co | skyscrapercity.com (h/t: sobadsogood)

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Image credits: antica.co

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There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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