Taganrog City Architectural Development Museum, Architecture and urban development museum in Taganrog, Russia
The Taganrog City Architectural Development Museum is housed in the Sharonov House, designed in 1912 by Fyodor Schechtel's studio following Art Nouveau style. The building displays the ornamental details typical of this movement and contains collections about how the city's layout and structures changed over centuries.
The museum opened in November 1981 and documents the story of Taganrog's urban planning and architecture from the 1600s onward. The collection traces how different architectural styles and city planning approaches shaped the city through different periods.
The ceramic tiles inside come from the Abramtsevo workshop and feature artwork by Nicholas Roerich, Mikhail Vrubel, and Viktor Vasnetsov. These pieces show how decorative art was part of everyday building design for important structures.
The museum is accessible by tram and bus, with stops near the Palace of Culture station in the city center. Visitors should plan to spend a couple of hours exploring the building itself and the architectural models on display.
The building itself is a smaller version of Moscow's Yaroslavsky railway station, and inside are models of the old Taganrog Fortress. This connection between Moscow's design and Taganrog's local history makes the museum a special place to understand how the city developed.
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