2,230
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Invisible public spaces: The role of cemeteries in urban planning and development in Moscow

Figures & data

Figure 1. New large-scale housing complex built in 2016–2021 just outside of Vvedenskoe cemetery in Moscow, May 2021. Photo by Pavel Grabalov.

Figure 1. New large-scale housing complex built in 2016–2021 just outside of Vvedenskoe cemetery in Moscow, May 2021. Photo by Pavel Grabalov.

Figure 2. Cemeteries within the Moscow Ring Road (МКАД), which demarcates the morphological city of Moscow. The cemeteries’ location and size are taken from the official websiteFootnote1 of Ritual.

Figure 2. Cemeteries within the Moscow Ring Road (МКАД), which demarcates the morphological city of Moscow. The cemeteries’ location and size are taken from the official websiteFootnote1 of Ritual.

Table 1. Analysis result: Manifestation of the four dimensions of Moscow cemeteries as public spaces.

Figure 3. Graves at the Kalitnikovskoe cemetery in Moscow. June 2018. Photo by Pavel Grabalov.

Figure 3. Graves at the Kalitnikovskoe cemetery in Moscow. June 2018. Photo by Pavel Grabalov.

Figure 4. An excursion devoted to cemetery art and history. Vvedenskoe cemetery, Moscow. June 2018. Photo by Pavel Grabalov.

Figure 4. An excursion devoted to cemetery art and history. Vvedenskoe cemetery, Moscow. June 2018. Photo by Pavel Grabalov.