Stoneworks Prikaz
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Stoneworks Prikaz
was an administrative office in Moscow
(Russia
), which supervised the implementation of the so called "General Plan of Moscow" (city development plan, elaborated in 1774-1775).
Established in 1775, it was located on Uspensky Lane (today's Sverchkov Pereulok, 8) in the Sverchkov Chambers. The commander-in-chief (governor-general
) of Moscow was in charge of the Stoneworks Prikaz, architect P. Kozhin being its only director during its existence. All state-owned and private brick
and roof tile factories and stonemasons were transferred under the authority of the Stoneworks Prikaz. It supervised the conformity of urban construction to the 1775 plan, according to which one was allowed to build only stone houses in Kitai-gorod
and Bely Gorod
, and wooden houses on stone foundation - in Zemlyanoy Gorod
. Architect Kozhin drew up a plan of rebuilding and rezoning of Moscow, which would define the ways of the city's development in the late 18th - first half of the 19th century.
In 1782, the Stoneworks Prikaz was abolished, its functions being transferred to the Board of Provision of Urban Amenities (Управа благочиния, or Uprava blagochiniya).
Prikaz
Prikaz was an administrative or judicial office in Muscovy and Russia of 15th-18th centuries. The term is usually translated as "ministry", "office" or "department". In modern Russian "prikaz" means administrative or military order...
was an administrative office in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
(Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
), which supervised the implementation of the so called "General Plan of Moscow" (city development plan, elaborated in 1774-1775).
Established in 1775, it was located on Uspensky Lane (today's Sverchkov Pereulok, 8) in the Sverchkov Chambers. The commander-in-chief (governor-general
Governor-General
A Governor-General, is a vice-regal person of a monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription. Depending on the political arrangement of the territory, a Governor General can be a governor of high rank, or a principal governor ranking above "ordinary" governors.- Current uses...
) of Moscow was in charge of the Stoneworks Prikaz, architect P. Kozhin being its only director during its existence. All state-owned and private brick
Brick
A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using various kinds of mortar. It has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history.-History:...
and roof tile factories and stonemasons were transferred under the authority of the Stoneworks Prikaz. It supervised the conformity of urban construction to the 1775 plan, according to which one was allowed to build only stone houses in Kitai-gorod
Kitai-gorod
Kitay-gorod , earlier also known as Great Posad , is a business district within Moscow, Russia, encircled by mostly-reconstructed medieval walls. It is separated from the Moscow Kremlin by Red Square. It does not constitute a district , as there are no resident voters, thus, municipal elections...
and Bely Gorod
Bely Gorod
Bely Gorod is the central core area of Moscow, Russia. The name comes from the color of its defensive wall, which was erected in 1585-1593 at the behest of tsar Feodor I and Boris Godunov by architect Fyodor Kon...
, and wooden houses on stone foundation - in Zemlyanoy Gorod
Zemlyanoy Gorod
Zemlyanoy Gorod in 17th-century Moscow was the outer ring of the city, surrounded by ramparts and a moat.It surrounded the older moat built by Aloisio the New in the early 16th century which delimited Bely Gorod....
. Architect Kozhin drew up a plan of rebuilding and rezoning of Moscow, which would define the ways of the city's development in the late 18th - first half of the 19th century.
In 1782, the Stoneworks Prikaz was abolished, its functions being transferred to the Board of Provision of Urban Amenities (Управа благочиния, or Uprava blagochiniya).