Nicholas Benois
Nicholas Benois | |
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| Николай Бенуа | |
Portrait by Viktor Dumitrashko, 1901; Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg | |
| Born | July 1, 1813 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | December 11, 1898 (aged 85) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Resting place | Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Petersburg (burial destroyed) |
| Education | Member Academy of Arts (1847) Professor by rank (1857) |
| Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1836) |
| Known for | Architecture |
| Spouse |
Camilla Cavos
(m. 1849; died 1891) |
| Children | 5, including Alexandre, Albert and Leon |
| Family | Benois |
| Awards | |
Nicholas or Nikolai Leontievich Benois (Russian: Николай Леонтьевич Бенуа, romanized: Nikolay Leontyevich Benua; 13 July [O.S. 1 July] 1813 – 23 December [O.S. 11 December] 1898) was a Russian architect who worked in Peterhof and other suburbs of St. Petersburg.