Konstantin Thon
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Konstantin Andreyevich Thon or Ton was a Russian architect who was one of the most notable architects during the reign Nicholas I. His major works include the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the Gran
Lithograph, 1864–1869
Portrait by Karl Bryullov, 1823
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in 1902
Annunciation Church in St. Petersburg (1843–1849)
Russian Revival architecture
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The Russian Revival style comprises a number of different movements within Russian architecture that arose in the second quarter of the 19th century and was an eclectic melding of Byzantine elements a
Konstantin Thon
…on the Neva embankment. In 1827, he submitted to the tsar his project of St. Catherine Church at the Obvodnyi Canal, the first ever design in the Russian Revival style. He presented a design with five domes, the exterior of which resembled the style of the Dormition Cathedrals in Vladimir (1158–1161) and Moscow…
Russia Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Saviour 6
Moscow Bolshaya Yakimanka 43 X10
Biological Museus named after Timiryazev
Church of the Savior on Blood in Central Saint Petersburg