Joseph Karakis Architect

Joseph Yulievich Karakis (or Iosif Karakys; Russian: Иосиф Юльевич Каракис; 29 May 1902 - 23 February 1988) - Soviet architect, urban planner, painter and teacher, one of the most prolific Kiev architects.Author of dozens building that are now considered architectural landmarks, more than two-thousand schools were built in the Soviet Union from designs created by Karakis, and overall there were more than four thousand buildings built from his designs.

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Joseph Karakis
Birth dateMay 29, 1902
Birth place
Soviet Union , Balta Ukraine , Russian Empire
Nationality
Jews
Date of deathFebruary 23, 1988
Place of death
Soviet Union , Kiev

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Significant building
National Historical Museum of Ukraine

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