Humanities & Social Sciences 8 (2016 9) 1874-1879 ~ ~ ~ УДК 304.2 The Analysis of Cultural, Architectural and Artistic Factors of the City Image Formation Olga S. Fedorova* Siberian Federal University 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia Received 14.04.2016, received in revised form 10.06.2016, accepted 30.06.2016 Problems of architectural and artistic image of the city have not always occupied leading positions in the national urban planning within theoretical and applied designing. <...> It was related to socio-economic, and sometimes to political conditions for the urban development. <...> In the middle of the 20th century, within the mass housing, architectural and artistic designing was considered needless and wasteful for the state. <...> After the Great Patriotic War it became necessary to build tens of millions of living square meters. <...> As the result of such an unreasonable policy we have got twin cities, “pilot” neighborhoods, similar standard houses, schools, kindergaderns and etc. <...> Over time people faced with the problem of sameness and contradiction in quality: the cities lost their individuality and the society needed an aesthetic satisfaction. <...> The analysis of cultural, architectural and artistic factors has showed that a great significance within the architectural and artistic city image formation is taken by the regional and climatic features, development of the city, urban planning policy, traditions and culture as well as preservation of the existent historical buildings. <...> Keywords: aesthetics, architectural and artistic image, city image, regional and climatic features, originality, city appearance, natural and climatic conditions, historical buildings, architectural heritage. <...> A dream about perfect city exited imagination of many architects, urban planners, tsars and emperors. <...> The visit to Venice inspired Peter the Great with the construction of a beautiful city – SaintPetersburg. <...> All rights reserved * Corresponding author E-mail address: olga.sibiriachka@yandex.ru – 1874 – should meet not only pragmatic demands of a person, be reliable and safe, but also fill the aesthetic feelings and inherent human love to beauty. <...> In this country, the construction has become a large Olga S. Fedorova. <...> The Analysis of Cultural, Architectural and Artistic Factors of the City Image Formation business with its specific goals and purposes (Krushlinskii, 2003). <...> Many outstanding architects always drew inspiration from the nature. <...> A. Gaudi, a famous Spanish <...>