Andreyan Zakharov
Andreyan Zakharov | |
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Андреян Захаров | |
Born | |
Died | August 27, 1811 Saint Petersburg, Russian Enpire | (aged 50)
Education | Member Academy of Arts (1894) |
Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1782) |
Known for | Architecture |
Awards |
Andreyan Zakharov (Russian: Андреян Дмитриевич Захаров; 19 August 1761 – 8 September 1811) was a Russian architect and representative of the Empire style. His designs also alternated neoclassicism with eclecticism.[1]
Zakharov was born and died in
The Admiralty
In 1805, Zakharov was appointed Chief Architect of the Department of the
The Admiralty building in Saint Petersburg is the greatest monument of
The building's sculptures added additional value and significance. Decorative reliefs were integrated organically with the large architectural volumes, sculptural groups along the walls emphasise the human scale in contrast to the immensely expanded facades. In the interior of the Admiralties, the vestibule with the main stairway, the meeting halls, and the library were preserved. The austerity of the monumental architectural forms was softened by the abundance of light and by the exceptional refinement of finishing.[2]
Other work
The earliest works by Zakharov were several buildings in Gatchina such as the Lutheran Church of Saint Peter, Gorbaty bridge, Lviniy bridge, and an aviary.
Zakharov created projects for developing buildings on Proviantskii island (1806–1808) and Gakernyi port (1806–1809), a number of projects for
Buildings
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Saviour Cathedral, Dniptopetrovsk
References
- ^ ISBN 0-300-05327-4
- ^ a b c d e f Большой советской энциклопедии. Захаров Андреян Дмитриевич
- ISBN 5-7711-0044-7
- ^ Т.Ф. Родионова. Работы архитектора А.Д. Захарова во Дворце и парке. Исторический журнал «Гатчина сквозь столетия» 2004–2007 гг.
Further reading
- Гримм Г. Г., Архитектор Андреян Захаров. М., 1940;
- Аркин Д., Захаров и Воронихин, М., 1953;
- Пилявский В. И., Лейбошиц Н. Я., Зодчий Захаров, Л., 1963.
- "Zacharow Andriejan D.". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- "Zacharow Andriejan Dmitrijewicz". WIEM Encyclopedia(in Polish). Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- "Zakharov A.D. (1761–1811), architect". Encyclopaedia of Saint Petersburg.
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