Rotunda of the Senate Building in the Moscow Kremlin: Architectural Graphics and the Iconography of the Project

A comprehensive analysis of the Senate building's rotunda in the Moscow Kremlin reveals its unique position within Russian and European Enlightenment architecture. The study systematically cataloged architectural drawings, including those from construction and repair phases, providing new insights into the building's design evolution. By comparing the Senate building to notable European and American structures like Dublin's Parliament and Washington's Capitol, as well as unrealized French and Italian projects, researchers established its originality while contextualizing it within broader architectural trends. The closest analogue identified was the Cathedral of St. Blasien in Schwarzwald, highlighting the rotunda's significance in the development of Russian classicism.

Yakovlev, A. N. (2018). Rotunda of the Senate Building in the Moscow Kremlin: Architectural Graphics and the Iconography of the Project. Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art, 8, 242–252. https://doi.org/10.18688/aa188-2-23