Gottfried skull

Gottfried Johann skull , Ukrainian Йоган-Ґоттфрід Шедель (* after 1680 in Wandsbek in Hamburg , † 21st February 1752 in Kiev ) was an architect of the late Baroque .

Life

Skull completed his architecture training in Germany. He then acquired further skills in the Netherlands and Italy. In 1713 he made the acquaintance of Andreas Schlueter , who took him to Saint Petersburg , which was just under construction . Gottfried Skull created there, together with Giovanni Maria Fontana , a city palace for Prince Menshikov ( Menshikov Palais , 1713-1716). Subsequently, the mansion for Menshikov was built in Oranienbaum (today Lomonossow ), also according to skull’s designs . In 1729 he moved to Moscow , where he was involved in the construction of palaces and the Blagoveshchensky Church in the Kremlin . Around 1730, Skull worked with Bartolomeo Rastrelli on other buildings in the Kremlin and on other public buildings.

Bell tower of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

Soon afterwards he was able to develop his architecture in Kiev, where, among other things, the bell tower of the Pechersk Lavra was rebuilt according to Skull's plans (1731–1745). Between 1732 and 1740 he also redesigned the historical buildings of the Kiev Mohyla Academy . Until 1748 he was involved in the reconstruction of other historical buildings such as the St. Sophia Monastery with the Saborowski Gate , which were largely destroyed by fire in the 17th century.

Overall stylistically, skulls buildings are described as a “mixture of Byzantine and Baroque style elements with Cossack motifs and folk art ornamentation”.