BENOIS Nikolai L.

July 1, 1813 (St. Petersburg) - December 11, 1898 (St. Petersburg)

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son maitre d'hotel of the court of Empress Maria Feodorovna L.-ZH. Benoit. Father painters Alexander Benois and Albert, architect Leonty Benoit. He studied at the Peter and Paul School. In 1827, adopted in IAH, worked at the architectural department at the H. F. Meyer. For student work often celebrated with medals: in 1834 he was awarded the small and large silver medals in 1836 for the design of the building the Law School was awarded a large gold medal, received a certificate of degree 1 and the right to a pensioner's trip abroad for six years. In 1837-1840 worked as an assistant architect KA Ton, first in St. Petersburg, at the Church of the building, since 1838 - in Moscow, during the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Great Kremlin Palace and the Maly Theater.

in 1840 as a pensioner IAH went to Italy. Traveled to Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France and England. Participated in the measurement of the cathedral in Orvieto.

In 1846 he returned to St. Petersburg, was enlisted to serve in the Cabinet of His Imperial Majesty. In 1847, for work performed during pensionerstva, awarded the title of academician. In 1850 was appointed chief architect at the Peterhof palace rule, and then began an active practice. According to his projects have been built palace stables, train station, the cavalry corps, the steward's house, the court a hospital, hospice, a chapel in Peterhof station Strelna, Sergiev and Red Village at Baltic railway, a summer theater in Pavlovsk, the Catholic Church and the fountain in front of the Admiralty in Petersburg, a farm in the estate of Count Ulyanka DN Sheremetev, Swiss cottage in the estate Sheremetyevy Kuskovo, as well as several private homes.

From 1852 he served in the Department of Agriculture under the Ministry of State Property. In 1857 was elected professor of architecture. Since 1863 - the chief architect of the Imperial Theaters. From 1868 elected to the vowels of the City Council. From 1873 - head of the construction part of the town council. In 1886 was elected an honorary member of the St. Petersburg Society of Architects, in 1890-1893 - Chairman of the Society.

addition to the architectural and social activities, was engaged in easel graphics (mostly satirical). Performed a series of cartoons in the album PI Krivtsov "Images of Russian artists in Rome. 1844, a series of friendly caricature of architects, painters and sculptors who created the architectural fantasies.

Benoit works are in many museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum and others.