Matwei Fyodorovich Kazakov

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Matwei Kazakov

Matvey Kazakov ( Russian Матвей Фёдорович Казаков * 1738 in Moscow , † October 26 . Jul / 7. November  1812 greg. In Ryazan ) was a Russian architect.

Kazakow worked during the reign of Catherine II. He developed an individual classicism based on the baroque . Its most important building is the Senate Palace (1787) in the Moscow Kremlin .

Other buildings:

The asteroid (5544) Kazakov was named after Kazakov .

literature

  • Valentin Janin et al .: Otetschestwennaja istorija: istorija Rossii s drewneischich wremen do 1917 goda: Tom 2 . Bolschaja Rossijskaja enziklopedija, Moskwa 1996, pp. 437-438. ISBN 5-85270-049-5 (Russian)

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