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Name
  
Nikolai Chagin


Nikolai Chagin

Died
  
1909, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Nikolay Mikhailovich Chagin (Николай Михайлович Чагин; 1823, Oryol – 1909) was a Russian architect active primarily in Vilnius and the Crimea. He took part in the Siege of Sevastopol and served as Vilno's main architect for 38 years. Chagin mastered the Byzantine Revival and several other revivalist styles, often blending them at will. His church buildings include:

  • Nativity Cathedral, Riga
  • Cathedral of the Theotokos, Vilnius
  • St. Paraskeva Church, Vilnius
  • St. Euphrosyne Church, Vilnius
  • St. Catherine Church, Vilnius
  • Bell tower of St. Anne's Church, Vilnius
  • Jelgava Orthodox Cathedral
  • St. Mary's Church, Grodno
  • Church of the Resurrection, Foros
  • The interiors of the Chersonesus Cathedral

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