Andrei Ivanovich Melensky

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Andrey Melensky ( Russian Андрей Иванович Меленский , * 1766 in Moscow ; † 1. January 1833 in Kiev ) was an acting in Kiev architect of classicism .

Life

He studied in Moscow and Saint Petersburg , and together with Giacomo Quarenghi was involved in the construction of palaces in Saint Petersburg. From June 1799 to March 1829 Melenski was the first city architect of Kiev and built numerous buildings, especially after the great fire of 1811 in the Kiev district of Podil . He lived near the Nikolai Prytyska Church , Chorywa Street 11-13 in Kiev-Podil.

  • Nativity Church

  • Contract house

  • Main building of the Kiev Mohyla Academy

  • Hostynyj Dwir

  • Monument to Magdeburg Law

  • St. Nicholas Church on Askold's grave

plant

His most outstanding works were the Church of the Nativity of Christ on Postplatz , the Kontrakthaus , the central building of the Kiev Mohyla Academy and the Hostynyj Dwir on Kontraktowa Square , the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross and the Monument to Magdeburg Law , all in Podil as well as St. Nicholas Church on Askold's grave .

Web links

Commons : Andrei Iwanowitsch Melenski  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The life and work of Andrei Iwanowitsch Melensky ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; accessed on March 31, 2014 (Ukrainian)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.interesniy.kiev.ua
  2. ↑ a b biography of Andrei Melenski ; accessed on April 1, 2014 (Russian)
personal data
SURNAME Melensky, Andrei Ivanovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Меленский, Андрей Иванович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian architect
DATE OF BIRTH 1766
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1833
Place of death Kiev