Johann Waldemar Strom

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Johann Waldemar Strom

Johann Waldemar current ( Russian Иван Васильевич Штром / Ukrainian Іван Васильович Штром , January 30 * . Jul / 11. February  1825 greg. , † December 18 jul. / 30th December  1887 greg. In Saint Petersburg ) was a German-born Russian architect .

Electricity came from a poor family. He studied at the Russian Art Academy in Saint Petersburg and built, among other things, Orthodox church buildings in Germany and Athens. Between 1858 and 1861 he oversaw the construction of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Paris .

He was also successful in the Ukrainian capital Kiev . His most famous buildings there are the St. Katharinen Church , which is still preserved today , which he built from 1855 to 1857 together with the architect Paul Schleifer for the German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Kiev , the "Building of the Vladimir of Kiev Cadet Corps" on the Powitroflotskyj prospectus no. 6, which he built from 1849 to 1857 and now houses the in the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is, and the complex of buildings on the Wolodymyrska street 15, in which are also state today authorities. He was also involved in the planning of the Vladimir Cathedral in Kiev.

Strom received the Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree. In 1862 he became an honorary member of the Russian Art Academy in Saint Petersburg and in 1866 he became professor of architecture there. Before his death he was the chief architect at St. Isaac's Cathedral in Saint Petersburg.

Web links

  • The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Paris

  • Building of the Ministry of Defense in Kiev

  • Church of St. Catherine in Kiev

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ivan Strom ; last accessed on May 20, 2014
  2. ↑ Ivan Strom biography on biografija.ru ; last accessed on May 20, 2014
  3. ^ Günther Schäfer: Kiev: Tours through the metropolis on the Dnepr . In: City guide (=  Trescher series of trips ). 3. Edition. Trescher Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-89794-181-6 , pp. 191 ([ limited preview in Google Book search]).
  4. ↑ Ivan Strom on dic.academic.ru ; last accessed on May 20, 2014
  5. ↑ Ivan Strom on dic.academic.ru ; last accessed on May 20, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Strom, Johann Waldemar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Штром, Иван Васильевич (Russian); Штром, Іван Васильович (Ukrainian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-born Russian architect
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1825
DATE OF DEATH December 30, 1887
Place of death St. Petersburg