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The Berezna plan models the typical placement of cemeteries: on the outskirts of town.
The Desna River flows east to west along the southern edge of Chernigov and the existence of seasonal floodplains suggests that the river behaves badly each spring. Yet the cathedral, government offices, and a plethora of parish churches densify the…
The town is situated on the right bank of the Luzha River, with a stream splitting the northern quarter of town from the south. The Luzha flows north, with a bridge near the northwest corner of town.
Rostov is situated at the mouth of one of the great Russian rivers (the Don), so it comes as no great surprise that its urban landscape is highly diverse - with everything from banya to brick factory, parish school to lazaretto. Its most unique…
Pavlograd was nothing but orderly (according to the plan).Orientation: northTake Note! 1) There is a silk plantation outside the western wall; 2) There are Christian and Jewish cemeteries north of town; 6) The butchery is, as usual, off on its own in…
Novomoskovsk contained 746 houses when this plan was filed in 1823. It was subject to incursions by floodwater in the south and forest in the west, and should you want to exit town heading eastward toward Pavlograd, mind that you don't eat a big…
Nakhichevan is situated on the right bank of the Don River. (The river runs westward along the south side of the town.) To the west are lands belonging to the town of Rostov (and the road to the Rostov fortress). To the east are the lands of the Don…
Read more about the Fluid City on the Guided Tour.
Officials didn't have elaborate plans for this town on the Samotkan. A note in the legend puts the number of houses at 487.Orientation: south (north is bottom left)Does a River Run Through It? Not through it, but the Samotkan flows next to it.