Ivan Pavlovich Mashkov was a Russian architect and preservationist, notable for surveying and restoration of Dormition Cathedral of Moscow Kremlin, Novodevichy Convent and other medieval buildings. His best known extant building is Sokol (Falcon) luxury Art Nouveau apartment building in Kuznetsky Most Street, Moscow. A prolific architect, Mashkov built mostly eclectic buildings with Russian Revival features.
Ivan Mashkov in 1937
Portrait of Ivan Mashkov in 1886
Sokol Building, 2007 photo
Sokol Building, detail, 2007 photo
Novodevichy Convent, also known as Bogoroditse-Smolensky Monastery, is probably the best-known cloister of Moscow. Its name, sometimes translated as the New Maidens' Monastery, was devised to differ from the Old Maidens' Monastery within the Moscow Kremlin. Unlike other Moscow cloisters, it has remained virtually intact since the 17th century. In 2004, it was proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Novodevichy Convent at night
Tsarevna Sofia Alekseyevna at the Novodevichy Convent (1879), by Ilya Repin.
Cathedral of Our Lady of Smolensk at the Novodevichy Convent (16th century)
The convent at night