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Vasily Kenel | |
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| Василий Александрович Кенель | |
 Vasily Alexandrovich Kenel | |
| Born | 19 February [O.S. 7 February] 1834 |
| Died | December 10, 1893(1893-12-10) (aged 59) |
| Education | Member Academy of Arts (1868) |
| Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1860) |
| Known for | Architecture |
| Notable work | Ciniselli Circus Building |
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Vasily Alexandrovich Kenel (Russian:Василий Александрович Кенель, 19 February 1834 – 10 December 1893)[1] was a Russian Empire architect.
He studied in theSt Petersburg Academy of Arts, whereKonstantin Thon was his teacher. In 1860 he was sent by the academy abroad as a pensioner for 4 years, where he worked at capturing images from nature and the figures found at thePompeii ruins. For the foreign works he was honored with the title ofacademician. From 1875 Kenel was the architect of the Academy of Fine Arts for 15 years; during this time he erected several large buildings with workshops. AtSaint Petersburg he built theCiniselli Circus and many houses. He was a close confidant ofViktor Hartmann, also an architect.[2]
In the declining years of his life Kenel was the personal architect ofGrand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, for whom he built many buildings and redesignedhis palace in Saint Petersburg. He was made an Honorable free member (obshchnik) of the Academy of Fine Arts.[3]
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