Andreyan Zakharov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Andreyan Zakharov

Russian architect

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1761

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 27-Aug-1811

Profession: architect

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Andreyan Zakharov

  • Andreyan Zakharov (Russian: ??????´? ???´??????? ????´???; 19 August 1761 – 8 September 1811) was a Russian architect and representative of the Empire style.
  • His designs also alternated neoclassicism with eclecticism.Zakharov was born and died in Saint Petersburg, a member of a family that was employed by the Admiralty board, and his greatest work was his renovation and expansion of the Admiralty building.
  • He studied in the Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts from 1767 to 1782 with Alexander Kokorinov and Ivan Starov, and afterwards in Paris from 1782 to 1786 with Jean Chalgrin.
  • In 1794 he became a full Academician at the Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts.
  • In addition to the Admiralty building he constructed several buildings in Gatchina and other towns neighboring Saint Petersburg.

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