Vasily Bazhenov

(1737–1799) arkitekt

Vasily Bazhenov (1737–1799) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Vasily Bazhenov belongs to the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Vasily Bazhenov was born in Moscow and died in Saint Petersburg. Vasily Bazhenov trained at Imperial Academy of Arts, Slavic Greek Latin Academy, and Moscow University Gymnasium. Vasily Bazhenov studied under Charles de Wailly. Vasily Bazhenov worked in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. Wikidata associates Vasily Bazhenov with Classicism. Vasily Bazhenov became a member of Russian Academy of Sciences and Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. The students included Yaroslavskyi Petro Antonovych.

One of the best-known works is ‘Tsaritsyno Park + palace’. The catalogue has 2 buildings by Vasily Bazhenov. The dated buildings span the years 1776–1801. The buildings are in Sankt Petersburg and Tsaritsyno District. According to Wikidata, buildings by Vasily Bazhenov belong to the styles ‘Neoclassicism’ and ‘Historicism’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include José del Castillo, Philippe Curtius, Carlo Giuseppe Ratti, David Martin, and Johann Eleazar Zeissig.

• Sankt Mikaels slott
• Tsaritsyno