Matvey Kazakov Architect

Matvey Fyodorovich Kazakov (Russian: Матве́й Фёдорович Казако́в, 1738 – 7 November 1812) was a Russian Neoclassical architect. Kazakov was one of the most influential Muscovite architects during the reign of Catherine II, completing numerous private residences, two royal palaces, two hospitals, Moscow University, and the Kremlin Senate. Most of his works were destroyed by the Fire of 1812; they were later rebuilt with various degrees of alteration.

Personal facts

Matvey Kazakov
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1738
Birth place
Moscow
Date of deathNovember 07, 1812
Place of death
Ryazan

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Architect

Significant building
Kremlin Senate
Butyrka prison
Moscow State University
Significant project
Tsaritsyno Palace

Matvey Kazakov on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://mir.icsmir.ru/~jul/kazakov