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== Events after the collapse == |
== Events after the collapse == |
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Immediately after the event, the [[governor]] of the [[Tver Oblast]], {{ill|Igor Rudenya|ru|Руденя, Игорь Михайлович}} announced that |
Immediately after the event, the [[governor]] of the [[Tver Oblast]], {{ill|Igor Rudenya|ru|Руденя, Игорь Михайлович}} announced that terminal's building will be restored in its historical form<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.region.tver.ru/novosti/?ELEMENT_ID=77248|title=Igor Rudenya: River terminal will be restored in its historical form|publisher=Government of the Tver Oblast|lang=ru|accessdate=2019-07-30}}</ref>. However, no firm dates were announced with the regard to that statement. |
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On August 28th of 2017 one of the regional media outlets has reported that local authorities knew about building was about to collapse for at least few months, as they've ordered an inspection on building's constructions<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tverigrad.ru/publication/ehksperty-nazvali-tochnoe-mesto-obrusheniya-rechnogo-vokzala-v-tveri-eshhe-chetyre-mesyaca-nazad-no-ikh-nikto-ne-poslushal|title=Experts have pointed towards an exact place where Tver River Terminal four months before it did, but nobody listened to them|publisher=Tverigrad.ru|lang=ru|accessdate=2019-07-30}}</ref>, but ultimately decided to hold off with emergency repairs because of their cost. |
On August 28th of 2017 one of the regional media outlets has reported that local authorities knew about building was about to collapse for at least few months, as they've ordered an inspection on building's constructions<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tverigrad.ru/publication/ehksperty-nazvali-tochnoe-mesto-obrusheniya-rechnogo-vokzala-v-tveri-eshhe-chetyre-mesyaca-nazad-no-ikh-nikto-ne-poslushal|title=Experts have pointed towards an exact place where Tver River Terminal four months before it did, but nobody listened to them|publisher=Tverigrad.ru|lang=ru|accessdate=2019-07-30}}</ref>, but ultimately decided to hold off with emergency repairs because of their cost. |
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In April of 2018 Aleksandra Smirnova, deputy head of Tver's regional chapter of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Monuments of History and Culture has stated in the interview<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.karavan.tver.ru/gazeta/14549|title=Mode: "self-destruction". Aleksandra Smirnova explains why landmarks in Tver continue to deteriorate.|publisher=Karavan|lang=ru|accessdate=2019-07-30}}</ref> that [[Tver Oblast]] budget for 2018 has no money allocated for the emergency repairs or the reconstruction of the terminal. |
In April of 2018 Aleksandra Smirnova, deputy head of Tver's regional chapter of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Monuments of History and Culture has stated in the interview<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.karavan.tver.ru/gazeta/14549|title=Mode: "self-destruction". Aleksandra Smirnova explains why landmarks in Tver continue to deteriorate.|publisher=Karavan|lang=ru|accessdate=2019-07-30}}</ref> that [[Tver Oblast]] budget for 2018 has no money allocated for the emergency repairs or the reconstruction of the terminal. |
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On June 19th of 2019 the chairman of Tver Duma (lower house of the regional parliament) Evgeny Pichuyev, answering to the question about river terminal's fate, has stated that |
On June 19th of 2019 the chairman of Tver Duma (lower house of the regional parliament) Evgeny Pichuyev, answering to the question about river terminal's fate, has stated that city has no funds for the restoration, and that it's necessary to find an investor who will be interested in funding the repairs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvernews.ru/news/243176|title=Yards, playgrounds, river terminal and storm drains: deputies have answered to voters questions|publisher=Tver Information Agency|lang=ru|accessdate=2019-07-30}}</ref>. |
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As of the end of June 2019, reconstruction hasn't been started, and the building continue to gradually deteriorate. |
As of the end of June 2019, reconstruction hasn't been started, and the building continue to gradually deteriorate. |
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Revision as of 13:51, 30 July 2019
| Tver River Terminal | |
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Тверской речной вокзал | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Partially destroed |
| Architectural style | Stalinist architecture |
| Address | Afanasy Nikitin Embankment, 3 |
| Town or city | Tver |
| Country | Russia |
| Coordinates | 56°51′50″N 35°55′4″E / 56.86389°N 35.91778°E |
| Construction started | 1935 |
| Completed | 1938 |
| Destroyed | August 7th 2017 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gavrilova, Evgeniya Ivanovna; Rayskiy, P. |
Tver River Terminal or Tverskoy rechnoy vokzal (Russian: Тверской речной вокзал) is a partially destroyed passenger terminal of river transport in Tver. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers, on the left bank of the Volga, just near the river mouth of Tvertsa. It is included in the registry of the objects of cultural heritage of the Russian Federation's people[1].
The construction began in 1935, near the site of the demolished Otroch Uspensky Monastery, and was completed by 1938. Both architects and most of the workers on site were prisoners[2] of the Volgolag labour camp (part of the Gulag).
Because of the compromises and corner-cutting made during the planning and construction, the building's structure began to decline by the end of 1980s. Due to the financial difficulties that city experienced in 1990s and early 2000s, local authorities were unable to afford proper repairs, which lead to further deterioration.
By that time, following the decline of water transport in the region, the river terminal building was out of the commission for almost a decade. In the following years, up until 2011, it was sometimes used as a venue for art expositions, while some of the sections were rented out to various tenants.
On the eve of August 7th 2017, main building began collapsing[3] -- a process that continued on the next day, eventually leading to the loss of external walls, floor structures and the roof[4].
Events after the collapse
Immediately after the event, the governor of the Tver Oblast, Igor Rudenya announced that terminal's building will be restored in its historical form[5]. However, no firm dates were announced with the regard to that statement.
On August 28th of 2017 one of the regional media outlets has reported that local authorities knew about building was about to collapse for at least few months, as they've ordered an inspection on building's constructions[6], but ultimately decided to hold off with emergency repairs because of their cost.
By November of 2017 most of the rubble from the collapse was cleared, and any unstable leftovers were forced down. The building itself was covered with decorative banner and fenced off the pier and pedestrian walkways[7], in order to protect the people from any random falling debris.
In April of 2018 Aleksandra Smirnova, deputy head of Tver's regional chapter of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Monuments of History and Culture has stated in the interview[8] that Tver Oblast budget for 2018 has no money allocated for the emergency repairs or the reconstruction of the terminal.
On June 19th of 2019 the chairman of Tver Duma (lower house of the regional parliament) Evgeny Pichuyev, answering to the question about river terminal's fate, has stated that city has no funds for the restoration, and that it's necessary to find an investor who will be interested in funding the repairs.[9].
As of the end of June 2019, reconstruction hasn't been started, and the building continue to gradually deteriorate.
External links
- Post-collapse video, depicting the state of the terminal
- Historic photos of the building and its site
56°51′50″N 35°55′4″E / 56.86389°N 35.91778°E
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- ^ "Order of the Legislative assembly of the Tver region #647, Nov 27th 1997" (in Russian). Legislative assembly of the Tver region. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ "Tver river terminal (1935-1938)" (in Russian). Tversvod: public monitoring of the architectural and historical landmarks. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ "Tver's river terminal building partially collapsed" (in Russian). RBC. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ "Sad news, a sad realization, and an important lesson". Russia Through The Lens. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ "Igor Rudenya: River terminal will be restored in its historical form" (in Russian). Government of the Tver Oblast. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ "Experts have pointed towards an exact place where Tver River Terminal four months before it did, but nobody listened to them" (in Russian). Tverigrad.ru. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ "Collapsed building of Tver River Terminal has been covered with decorative banner" (in Russian). Tverigrad.ru. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ "Mode: "self-destruction". Aleksandra Smirnova explains why landmarks in Tver continue to deteriorate" (in Russian). Karavan. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ "Yards, playgrounds, river terminal and storm drains: deputies have answered to voters questions" (in Russian). Tver Information Agency. Retrieved 2019-07-30.