Andrei Stackenschneider

Andrei Ivanovich Stackenschneider (Андрей Иванович Штакеншнейдер) (1802-1865), also spelled Stuckenschneider, was a Russian architect who is credited with having turned Russian architecture from Neoclassicism to Romanticism. --69. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Saint Basils Cathedral (1555-61) is a showcase of medieval Russian architecture. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... Wanderer above the sea of fog by Caspar David Friedrich Romanticism is an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in 18th century Western Europe. ...

Born into a prosperous family, Stackensneider was trained at the Imperial Academy of Arts, helping Auguste de Montferrand to supervise the construction of Saint Isaac's Cathedral. Stylistically he was a revivalist, using Greek, Renaissance, Baroque, and Gothic for his inspiration. His first independent work was a Neo-Gothic castle at Keila-Joa, a residence of Count Alexander von Benckendorff near Tallinn. The edifice for the academy was built in 1764-89 to a design by Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe and Alexander F. Kokorinov. ... Monferrands cathedral was the largest Orthodox church in the world at the time it was completed. ... The cathedral dominates the city skyline St. ... Count Alexander von Benckendorff, Russian: (graf Aleksandr Khristoforovich Benkendorf), (1783-1844) was a Russian Lieutenant General and statesman, Adjutant General of the Svita and a commander in Patriotic War of 1812. ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ...

In the late 1830s, Snackensneider emerged as the chief court architect of Nicholas I of Russia. For this monarch and his children he designed the Marie Palace (1839-44), Nicholas Palace (1853-61), New Michael Palace (1857-61), as well as the Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace (1846-48) for Princess Kochubey. In Peterhof he was responsible for the Farm Palace (1838-55), the Belvedere Palace (1853-56), and numerous garden pavilions. Events and Trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony Croquet invented in Ireland Railroad construction begins in earnest in the United States Egba refugees fleeing the Yoruba civil wars found the city of Abeokuta in south-west Nigeria... Nicholas I (Russian: Николай I Павлович, Nikolai I Pavlovich), July 6 (June 25, Old Style), 1796–March 2 (18 February Old Style), 1855), was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855. ... The façade of the Mariinsky Palace is executed in a local reddish-brown sandstone. ... Nicholas Palace in 1861. ... Michael Palace (Russian: Михайловский дворец) may refer to one of the following palaces in St Petersburg, Russia: Old Michael Palace — Neoclassical palace of Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia, designed by Carlo Rossi, constructed in 1819-1825 and housing the State Russian Museum since 1895. ... View of the Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace and Anichkov Bridge in the 1850s. ... Peterhof: the Samson Fountain and Sea Channel Peterhof (Russian: , Petergof, originally Piterhof, Dutch for Peters Court) is a series of palaces and gardens, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great, and sometimes called the Russian Versailles. It is located about twenty kilometers west and six kilometers south...

Shtakenschneider overhauled some interiors of the Winter Palace and applied the Greek Revival idioms to the imperial palace in Oreanda, Crimea (1842-52, burnt 1882). Located between the Palace Embankment and the Palace Square, the Winter Palace (Russian: Зимний Дворец) in Saint Petersburg, Russia was built between 1754 and 1762 as the winter residence of the Russian tsars. ... Personal residence of Catherine the Great Greek Revival was a style of classical architecture which became fashionable in Europe in the 18th century, and in the United Kingdom and United States in the early 19th century. ... Motto: Процветание в единстве - Prosperity in unity Anthem: Нивы и горы твои волшебны, Родина - Your fields and mounts are wonderful, Motherland Location of Crimea (red) on the map of Ukraine. ...

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Mariinsky Palace in Saint Petersburg Image File history File links Marie_palace. ... The façade of the Mariinsky Palace is executed in a local reddish-brown sandstone. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and...

Nicholas Palace in Saint Petersburg Image File history File links Nicholaspalace. ... Nicholas Palace in 1861. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and...

Alferaki Palace in Taganrog Image File history File links Alferaki_Palace. ... Alferaki Palace is a mansion in Taganrog, Russia, originally the home of rich merchant Nikolay Alferaki. ... Taganrog (Russian: , IPA: ) is a seaport city located on Taganrog Bay in Rostov Oblast, Russia. ...

Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace in Saint Petersburg Image File history File linksMetadata Beloselskii. ... View of the Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace and Anichkov Bridge in the 1850s. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and...

References

• Петрова Т.А. А. Штакеншнейдер. Л., 1978.