Auguste de Montferrand
Auguste de Montferrand (French: [ogyst də mɔ̃fɛʁɑ̃]; Russian: Огюст Монферран, romanized: Ogyust Monferran; January 23, 1786 – July 10, 1858) was a French classicist architect who worked primarily in Russia. His two best known works are the Saint Isaac's Cathedral and the Alexander Column in Saint Petersburg.
Auguste de Montferrand | |
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| Огюст Монферран | |
Portrait by Eugène Pluchart (after 1834) | |
| Born | Henri Louis Auguste Léger Ricard January 23, 1786 Chaillot, France |
| Died | July 10, 1858 (aged 72) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | Académie d'architecture |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse(s) | First wife, dates unknown Elise Debonniere
(m. 1835–1858) |
| Awards | Légion d'honneur |
| Buildings | Saint Isaac's Cathedral Alexander Column Monument to Nicholas I |
| Projects | Nizhny Novgorod Fair |
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