Konstantin Andreyevich Thon, also spelled Ton was an official architect of Imperial Russia during the reign of Nicholas I. His major works include the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the Grand Kremlin Palace and the Kremlin Armoury in Moscow.
Konstantin Thon
Russia-Moscow-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in 1902
Annunciation church in St. Petersburg (1843–49).
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on the northern bank of the Moskva River, a few hundred metres southwest of the Kremlin. With an overall height of 103 metres (338 ft), it is the third tallest Orthodox Christian church building in the world, after the People's Salvation Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania and Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The new Cathedral of Christ the Saviour as viewed from the bridge over the Moscow River
The building under construction in 1852 (as seen from the Kremlin)
The cathedral in the early 20th century
Demolition, 5 December 1931