Water Cities
The great cities of Baltic culture grew up along the Baltic coast. The confluence of waterways and inland sea, and the interplay between coast and islands, helped to create the two capital cities of Saint Petersburg and Stockholm. Both are classical examples of a european "water city".
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This catalouge contains fifteen articles on the theme of the exhibition, which is the relationship between the cities and their waters. The authors show how water became an important aspect of military defence, they describe the measures taken to protect the cities from floods and the constant battle to recoup new land from the water, but first and foremost they explain how water came to influence the architectural design of the two cities in the 18ht and 19th centuries. The stress is on Saint Petersburg. Many of its buildings came to be reckoned among the great archtectural masterpieces of the world. The description of Stockholm during the same period focuses on the heart of the city between the two channels Norrström and Söderström.
