Konstantin Ton

(1794–1881) Russian architect (1794–1881)

Konstantin Ton (1794–1881) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Konstantin Ton belongs to the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Konstantin Ton was born in Saint Petersburg and died in Saint Petersburg. Konstantin Ton trained at Imperial Academy of Arts and Saint Peter's School. Wikidata associates Konstantin Ton with Russian Revival architecture. Konstantin Ton became a member of Accademia delle Arti del Disegno and Moscovskoye arhitekturnoye obshchestvo. The awards include Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class with crown, Order of Saint Anna, 1st class with imperial crown, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, and Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class.

The best-known works include ‘Grand Kremlin Palace’, ‘Cathedral of Christ the Saviour’, ‘Saint Catherine cathedral in Tsarskoye Selo’, and ‘Suomenlinna Church’. The catalogue has 11 buildings by Konstantin Ton. The dated buildings span the years 1745–1883. The buildings are in places such as Tverskoy District, Khamovniki District, Krasnoselsky District, Tsentralny District, and Rostov-on-Don. They are in 3 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Konstantin Ton belong to the styles ‘Historicism’, ‘Byzantine style’, ‘Neoclassicism’, and ‘Art Nouveau’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Thomas A. Cobden, Nicolas Vergnaud, Johann Peter Weyer, Henri Duponchel, and Kazimierz Chrzczonowicz.

• Kristus Frälsarens katedral
• Leningradstationen
• Stora Kremlpalatset
• Kremlin Armoury
• Moskovsky railway station
• Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Vitebsky railway station
• Sveaborgs kyrka
• Church of the Ascension
• Saint Catherine cathedral in Tsarskoye Selo
• Apostlarna Petrus och Paulus kyrka i Siemiatycze