Okorokov A.
Abstract. In this article on the example of the history of sluicing Moscow River in XIX - XX centuries hydroengineering structures are shown as a special type of extentional (linear) objects of cultural and natural heritage, which preservation is complicated by modern technological changes of the urban environment .
Key words: material culture, historic waterways, the history of Moscow, shipping to Russia, the history of waterworks, hydroengineering structures.
Okorokov Alexandr Vasilievich,
Dr. in History,
Russian Institute for Cultural Research (Moscow),
e-mail: riku@dol.ru