Alessandro Gilardi ( Dzhilardi , in Russian style Alexander Osipovich Gilardi , Italian. Alessandro Gilardi ; 1808-1871) - Swiss and Russian architect of Italian origin, one of the last representatives of Moscow Empire .
| Alessandro Gilardi | |
|---|---|
| Basic information | |
| A country |  Switzerland |
| Date of Birth | March 27, 1808 [1] |
| Place of Birth | Montagnola (now Collina di Oro ), canton of Ticino , Switzerland |
| Date of death | August 18, 1871 |
| Place of death | Milan |
| Work and Achievements | |
| Worked in the cities | Moscow |
| Architectural style | Empire |
Nephew of Giovanni Battista Gilardi (1755-1819) [2] . He studied with his father Josue Gilardi and cousin Domenico Gilardi . In 1822 , at the age of fourteen, he moved from Ticino to Moscow , where he worked together with his cousin Domenico. Since 1827 he was an assistant to the architect, participated in the reconstruction of the Sloboda Palace of Crafts for orphans of the imperial Educational Home , the construction of which was carried out in 1828-1832. After leaving in 1832, Domenico Gilardi from Moscow, Alessandro completed construction for him in the estates of Otrad and Kuzminki . In 1838 he was appointed junior architect of the Commission for the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior . In 1847 he left Moscow, moving to Milan.
Among his works are city and public buildings, churches and suburban estates. Alessandro's early works in the style of late classicism are empire, and later ones are local eclecticism, popular during the reign of Nicholas I. According to the design of Alessandro Gilardi:
- The Catholic Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (1839-1845) in Moscow.
Notes
- ↑ Information for: Swiss Historical . According to other sources: SIUSA - March 22, 1808, BDT - January 10, 1808 or 1806.
- ↑ Swiss historical .
Literature
- Beletskaya E.A., Pokrovskaya Z.K.D.I. Gilardi. - M. , 1980.
- Dyakonov M.V. To the Biographical Dictionary of Moscow Architects of the 18th - 19th Centuries (Extracts from Archives). - SPb. - M.: Russian city, 1976-1982. - S. 235-236.
Links
- Gilardi, Alexander // Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. ed. Yu.S. Osipov . - M .: Great Russian Encyclopedia, 2004—2017.
- Gilardi Alessandro (Italian) . Sistema Informativo Unificato per le Soprintendenze Archivistiche.
- Gilardi, Alessandro (Italian) . Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse .
- Gilardi, Alessandro at the German National Library .