Architectural ensemble

Ensemble of St. Isaac's Square ( St. Petersburg )

Ensemble of the Louvre ( Paris )

The architectural ensemble (from fr. Ensemble - integrity, coherence, unity) - by definition TSB , "the harmonic unity of the spatial composition of buildings, engineering structures ( bridges , embankments, etc.), works of monumental painting , sculpture and landscape art" ^{[1 ]} . The image of the architectural ensemble depends on the change of lighting, time of year, and the presence of people. An important element of the ensemble can serve as a landscape . In this case, the key role can be played by the terrain (for example, churches that were built on the high bank of the Volga). Very often, architectural ensembles include ponds .

Architectural ensembles arise under the condition of a single spatial solution of the complex.

There are architectural ensembles created at the same time, according to a single plan, and ensembles that have been developing over the years, with the efforts of many architects, who carefully complement the emerging composition so that the new elements are organically combined with the old ones. The classic examples of such ensembles are St. Mark’s Square in Venice and Palace Square in St. Petersburg .

Often, the composition of the architectural ensemble includes not only buildings and landscape elements, but also sculptures and monuments. An example of such ensembles can be Senate Square with the figure of the Bronze Horseman and St. Isaac's Square with a monument to Nicholas I ( St. Petersburg ).