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Auguste de Montferrand | |
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Огюст Монферран | |
Born | Henri Louis Auguste Léger Ricard January 23, 1786 Chaillot, France |
Died | July 10, 1858 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | (aged 72)
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | Académie d'architecture |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse(s) | First wife, dates unknown Elise Debonniere
(m. 1835–1858) |
Awards | Légion d'honneur |
Buildings | Saint Isaac's Cathedral Alexander Column Monument to Nicholas I |
Projects | Nizhny Novgorod Fair |
Auguste de Montferrand (French: [ogyst də mɔ̃fɛʁɑ̃]; Russian: Огюст Монферран, romanized: Ogyust Monferran; January 23, 1786 – July 10, 1858) 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.