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Nicholas Benois | |
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Николай Бенуа | |
![]() Portrait by Viktor Dumitrashko, 1901; Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg | |
Born | Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | July 1, 1813
Died | December 11, 1898 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | (aged 85)
Resting place | Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary , Saint Petersburg (burial lost) |
Education | Member Academy of Arts (1847) Professor by rank (1857) |
Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1836) |
Known for | Architecture |
Spouse |
Camilla Cavos
(m. 1849; died 1891) |
Children | 5, including Alexandre, Albert and Leon |
Family | Benois |
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Nicholas or Nikolai 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 in Peterhof and other suburbs of St. Petersburg.[2]