Stasov's cathedrals represent a high point of Russian Neoclassicism.

Vasily Petrovich Stasov (1769–1848), Russian architect, extensively travelled in France and Italy, where he became professor of St Luke Academy in Rome. On his return home, he was elected to the Imperial Academy of Arts (1811). Among his earlier works, we should mention the Gruzino estate near Novgorod: it was built for Count Alexey Arakcheyev in the 1810s and completely destroyed during the WWII fighting. The Trinity Cathedral was built for the Izmailovsky regiment of Imperial guards in 1827-35. ... The Trinity Cathedral was built for the Izmailovsky regiment of Imperial guards in 1827-35. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect, also known as a building designer, is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction, whose role is to guide decisions affecting those building aspects that are of aesthetic, cultural or social concern. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... The Imperial Academy of Arts, informally known as St Petersburg Academy of Arts, was opened by Count Ivan Shuvalov under the name of Academy of Three Noblest Arts in 1757. ... Velikiy Novgorod (Но́вгород) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia, situated on the highway (and railway) connecting Moscow and St Petersburg. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ...

While developing guidelines for other architects, Stasov advocated making even the most trivial of buildings—barracks, storehouses, stables—look imposing and monumental. He worked much to embellish Tsarskoe Selo, where he designed the famous Pushkin Lyceum and the fanciful Chinese Village. After the great fire of 1820, he was entrusted to remodel in the Neoclassical style some premises of the baroque Catherine Palace. Tsarskoye Selo (Царское Село in Russian, may be translated as “Tsar’s Village”), a former residence of the royal families and visiting nobility 24 km south of St. ... Pushkin may refer to: People Aleksandr Pushkin - a famous Russian poet Apollo Mussin-Pushkin - chemist and plant collector Aleksei Musin-Pushkin - statesman, historian, art collector Other Pushkin, a town in Russia Pushkin Square - square in Moscow Pushkin Museum - fine arts museum in Moscow This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... A lyceum can be an educational institution (often a school of secondary education in Europe), or a public hall used for cultural events like concerts. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint In arts, the Baroque (or baroque) is both a period and the style that dominated it. ... North side - carriage courtyard South side - garden entrance The Catherine palace is the summer palace of the Russias Tsarina Catherine the Great, located in the town Tsarskoye Selo 25 kilometers east of St. ...

Stasov's first important commissions in the capital were the Saviour and the Trinity cathedrals for the regiments of the imperial guards. The interior decoration of the Smolny Cathedral also belongs to him. In 1828, he won a commission to rebuild the Church of the Tithes in Kiev. This ponderous Empire-style edifice, erected on the spot of the first church of Kievan Rus' and containing the relics of Saint Vladimir, was destroyed by the Bolsheviks in the 1930s. Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy (such as the Roman Catholic Church or the Lutheran or Anglican churches), which serves as the central church of a bishopric. ... Guards is an honorific title given to Red Army (Soviet Army) and Red Navy units who performed heroically during the Great Patriotic War (World War II). ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The ruined Church of the Tithes in the 1650s, drawn by Abraham van Westerfeld. ... A monument to St. ... Kievan Rus′ (Russian: , Kievskaya Rus; Ukrainian: , Kyivs’ka Rus’) was the early, mostly East Slavic¹ state dominated by the city of Kiev (Russian: Ки́ев, Kiev; Ukrainian: Ки́їв, Kyiv), from about 880 to the middle of the 12th century. ... Detail of the Millenium of Russia monument in Novgorod (1862) representing St Vladimir and his family. ... Bolshevik Party Meeting. ... // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ...

During the reign of Nicholas I, Stasov designed Moscow and Narva triumphal gates in St Petersburg. In 1833, he was approached by the Siberian Cossacks who asked him to produce a large cathedral in Omsk. His last work of importance was the sumptuous decoration of the Winter Palace halls after the disastrous fire of 1837. Nikolai I Pavlovich (Russian: Николай I Павлович, July 6 (June 25, Old Style), 1796–March 2 (February 18, Old Style), 1855), also Nicholas, was the Emperor of Russia and king of Poland from 1825 until his death in 1855. ... Narva Triumphal Arch, in St Petersburg, commemorates the Russian victory over Napoleon (from a postcard). ... Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibir’, Sibir; from the Tatar for “sleeping land”) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Omsk from space, April 1994 Omsk (Омск in Russian), a city in the southwest of Siberia in Russia, capital of the Omsk Oblast. ... Located on the bank of the Neva River, the Winter Palace in St. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

His sons:

• Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov (1824–1906), was probably the most respected Russian critic during his lifetime.
• Dmitry Vasilievich Stasov (1828–1918), was a notable advocate who took part in the foundation of the Russian Music Society.

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• Narva Triumphal Gate