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Konstantin Andreyevich Thon, also spelled Ton ( Russian: Константи́н Андре́евич Тон; October 26, 1794 – January 25, 1881) was an official architect of Imperial Russia during the reign of Nicholas I. His major works include the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the Grand Kremlin Palace and the Kremlin Armoury in Moscow.
Konstantin Thon. Born: 1794, St Petersburg. Died: 1881, St Petersburg. Architect, founder of the Russo-Byzantine style. Born in St Petersburg in the family of a German jeweller called Andreas Thon (1794). Designed private houses and churches in and around St Petersburg and the landing wharf at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1832–34).
Biography of THON, Konstantin Andreyevich (b. 1794, St. Petersburg, d. 1881, St. Petersburg) in the Web Gallery of Art, a searchable image collection and database of European art and architecture (200-1900)
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Konstantin Andreyevich Thon was born on October 26, 1794, in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation to the family of a German jeweller. Education Konstantin Andreyevich studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts (now the Russian Academy of Arts) (1803-1815).
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