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Nicholas Benois | |
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| Николай Бенуа | |
 Portrait by Viktor Dumitrashko, 1901;Russian Museum,Saint Petersburg | |
| Born | (1813-07-01)July 1, 1813 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | December 11, 1898(1898-12-11) (aged 85) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Resting place | Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary [ru], 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 | |
| Children | 5, includingAlexandre,Albert andLeon |
| Family | Benois |
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Nicholas orNikolai Leontievich Benois (Russian:Николай Леонтьевич Бенуа,romanized: Nikolay Leontyevich Benua; 13 July [O.S. 1 July] 1813 – 23 December [O.S. 11 December] 1898)[1] was a Russian architect who worked inPeterhof and other suburbs ofSt. Petersburg.[2]
Benois was born in St. Petersburg, to Anna Katarina (née Groppe), who was of German descent, and a French father, Louis Jules Benois (from Brie,Saint-Ouen-sur-Morin). He studied at theImperial Academy of Arts from 1827 to 1836. Eight years later, he was appointed a court architect toNicholas I of Russia and oversaw several projects in the town ofPeterhof, notably the Principal Imperial Stables (1847–52). He was quite notable in 19th-century Russia for adhering to theGothic Revival style of architecture and decoration.
Benois designed some of the first railway stations in Russia, notably inStrelna,Tsarskoe Selo and New Peterhof, the last being considered his masterpiece. Later in his career he also worked in the Caucasus, where he designed theSummer Palace of the Viceroy inLikani, Georgia.[3]
By his marriage to Camilla, daughter ofAlberto Cavos who designedMariinsky Theatre, Nicholas had four sons. Of these,Alexander Benois specialized in stage design,Albert Benois was a painter, andLeon Benois became a distinguished architect. His daughter married the sculptor Eugeny Alexandrovich Lanceray, and that marriage produced the artistsZinaida Serebriakova andEugene Lanceray. The actorPeter Ustinov was a great-grandson.
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"Бенуа, Николай Леонтьевич" .Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.