Afanasy Grigoriev
Afanasy Grigorievich Grigoriev (Russian: Афанасий Григорьевич Григорьев; 21 January 1782 – 13 May 1868) was a Russian Neoclassical architect, who worked in Moscow and its suburbs. Grigoriev is remembered for his refined Empire style mansions, completion of Great Ascension Church (which, unfinished, housed the wedding of Alexander Pushkin in 1831) and assistance to Domenico Gilardi in rebuilding Moscow after the Great Fire of 1812.
Afanasy Grigoriev Афанасий Григорьев | |
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Afanasy Grigoriev, portrait c. 1800 | |
| Born | 21 January 1782 Vasilievskaya, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 13 May 1868 (aged 86) Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Giliardi Family and independent own practice |
| Buildings | Khrushyov House (now Alexander Pushkin museum) |
| Projects | Ershovo Estate (near Zvenigorod) |
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