Avraam Mel'nikov

(1784–1854) Russian architect (1784–1854)

Avraam Mel'nikov (1784–1854) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Avraam Mel'nikov belongs to the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Avraam Mel'nikov was born in Lomonosov and died in Saint Petersburg. Avraam Mel'nikov trained at Imperial Academy of Arts. Avraam Mel'nikov studied under Andreyan Zakharov. Avraam Mel'nikov worked in Minsk, Pskov, Nizhny Novgorod, and Yaroslavl. Wikidata associates Avraam Mel'nikov with Empire style. Avraam Mel'nikov was awarded Large gold medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts.

The best-known works include ‘Imperial School of Jurisprudence’ and ‘Cathedral of the Dormition’. The catalogue has 6 buildings by Avraam Mel'nikov. The dated buildings span the years 1821–1904. The buildings are in Odesa, Chișinău, Bolshaya Martynovka, and Izmajil. They are in 3 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Avraam Mel'nikov belong to the styles ‘Neoclassicism’ and ‘Historicism’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Giuseppe Jappelli, Joseph Bové, Ithiel Town, Jacob Wilhelm Gerss, and Louis Charlemagne.

• Potemkintrappan
• Nativity of Christ Cathedral
• Cathedral of Divine Providence, Chișinău
• Holy Trinity Church, Bolshaya Martynovka
• Statue of the Duc de Richelieu in Odesa
• Intercession Cathedral