silhouette of the city is based on the planning decision, but visually perceived through the outline, the border between the infinite sky and the "body" of the city.As the famous American critic Paul Zucker, depending on the nature of this line gives the impression of mobility.Game heights of architectural structures, the contours of the roofs, gables and towers - all this creates a unique silhouette of the city, a sort of recognizable portrait.Rhythm of architectural structures, compositional mood associative captures the spirit and mood of a city.
silhouette of the city have a great influence on the perception of the person.The values of horizontal and vertical seem interchangeable only in the abstract Cartesian coordinate system.In reality, the horizontal - is the ground on which we are moving in all directions.Therefore, any change is perceived and recorded our subconscious.The horizontal surface has a clear focus, and eye movements from the starting point to the horizontal in the vertical direction is perceived very sharply.This is due to the fact that the chain of association is a person with some effort, a symbol of the victory of the human mind, the so-called call heaven.It is perfectly described in the biblical legend of the construction of the Tower of Babel.
Since ancient times, the vertical structures that have a specific purpose, invading the plane of the sky: the dome of the Christian churches, spiers and towers of Catholic cathedrals, the pyramids of Egypt, Central America, Mesopotamia, and so on.It is only natural that the architectural buildings of religious and national importance must demonstrate dominance and precedence over all the city array.It is in its infancy and the silhouette of the city as a visual art composition.
in Europe during the Middle Ages urban planning differed constant battle verticals.Over the residential buildings of the townspeople rose towers of noble families.Of course, they were defensive, but performed and symbolic role - designated representatives of the ruling class.Over time, this function took over the cathedral and the town hall, which formed the city's skyline.Vector direction was built on the principle of planetary systems from these facilities.
in Russia has long been different town planning fine art organization.Due to the principle of landscape Kremlin towers and cathedrals have formed a harmonious silhouette of the city.We can say that the ancient architects, like sculptors, vyleplivali and gradually formed it.Expanding new construction as it was equilibrated with numerous buildings.For example, in the Moscow Kremlin towers superstructure over who completed the double-headed eagles, fix and balance the city's skyline.
At present, unfortunately, in many parts of the country is doing great damage to the overall perception of the urban landscape.Silhouette of the city is quite fragile, and irrational development is not only the historic core, but also the so-called "bedroom communities" affect the visual perception of the city as a whole.
