Auguste de Montferrand
French architect
Auguste de Montferrand was a French classicist architect who worked primarily in Russia. His two best known works are the Saint Isaac's Cathedral and the Alexander Column in Saint Petersburg. Wikipedia
Born: January 23, 1786, Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, Paris, France
Died: July 10, 1858 (age 72 years), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Place of burial: Montmartre Cemetery, Paris, France
Award: Legion of Honour
Projects: Nizhny Novgorod Fair
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