Nikolai Chagin

(1823–1909) Russian architect

Nikolai Chagin (1823–1909) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Nikolai Chagin belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Nikolai Chagin was born in Oryol and died in Saint Petersburg. Nikolai Chagin trained at St. Petersburg Practical Institute of Technology and Imperial Academy of Arts. Nikolai Chagin worked in Riga, Vilnius, Jelgava, and Hrodna. The awards include Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class, Medal In memory of Crimean War, and Medal For the suppression of the Polish rebellion.

One of the best-known works is ‘Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox church in Šiauliai’. The catalogue has 7 buildings by Nikolai Chagin. The dated buildings span the years 1345–1892. The buildings are in Vilnius, Riga, Foros, Jelgava, and Ašmiany. They are in 4 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Nikolai Chagin belong to the styles ‘Historicism’ and ‘Byzantine style’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Prilidiano Pueyrredón, Domenico Chiodo, Albert Lindhagen, Joseph Reed, and Henri Joseph François Beyaert.

• Nativity Cathedral, Riga
• Foros Church
• St. Paraskeva Church
• St Simeon and St Anne's Cathedral, Jelgava
• Orthodox Church of Saint Euphrosyne in Vilnius
• Orthodox Church of Saint Catherine in Vilnius
• Orthodox church of the Resurrection, Ašmiany