Carlo Rossi (architect)
Carlo Rossi | |
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 Carlo Rossi in a portrait by B. S. Mityar (1820) | |
| Born | Carlo di Giovanni Rossi December 18, 1775 |
| Died | April 6, 1849 |
| Nationality | Italian / Russian |
| Known for | Architecture |
| Movement | Neoclassicism |
Carlo di Giovanni Rossi (Russian: Карл Иванович Росси, Karl Ivanovich Rossi; 29 December [O.S. 18 December] 1775 – 18 April [O.S. 6 April] 1849) was an Italian architect who worked in Imperial Russia. He was the author of many classical buildings and architectural ensembles in Saint Petersburg and its environs.
Biography
Carlo Rossi was born 29 December [
ballerina, was invited into Russia to perform. From youth he was connected with the world of the arts. He trained in the studio of architect Vincenzo Brenna. In 1795 he entered the service of the admiralty board of architecture; as the assistant to Brenna, together with whom, it is assumed, he participated in the construction of Saint Michael's Castle
in Saint Petersburg.
From 1802 to 1803 Rossi studied in Italy. In 1806 he obtained the title of architect and an office. In 1808 he was dispatched to the Kremlin archaeological expedition in Moscow, where he built St. Catherine's Church of the Napoleon's invasion of Russia
. He was rewarded with the Order of St. Vladimir of IV degree. In 1814, he obtained the rank of Collegiate Councilor. In 1815, he returned to Saint Petersburg. In 1816, he was appointed to a position on the committee of structures and hydraulic works.
The buildings of Rossi are characteristic of the
Velikiy Novgorod
.
Russian National Library
On 18 April [
Alexander Nevsky Monastery under the same tombstone
.
Works
- The Mikhailovsky Palace and adjacent buildings
- The Alexandrinsky Theaterand adjacent buildings
- The Rossi Street buildings, including 2 Rossi Street
- The General Staff building
- The Senate and Synod Buildings
- A pavilion at Sobieski's Castle in Oława
- "Coffee House" pavilion in the Summer Garden
- Rossi Pavilion and Rossi Bridge in the Mikhailovsky Garden
- Pavilions in the garden of Anichkov Palace
- St. Catherine Church of the Nikolskaya Towerin Kremlin
- Military Gallery of the Winter Palace
- Yelagin Palace
- The façade of the Russian National Library, which faces Alexandrinskaya Square.
- St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral, Tallinn
Honours and awards
- Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class
- Order of St. Anna, 2nd class with diamonds
External links
Media related to Carlo Rossi (architect) at Wikimedia Commons
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