Jurij Felten

(1730–1801) Russian architect

Jurij Felten (1730–1801) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Jurij Felten belongs to the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Jurij Felten was born in Saint Petersburg and died in Saint Petersburg. Jurij Felten trained at University of Tübingen. Jurij Felten worked in Saint Petersburg, Moscow, and Ropsha. Wikidata associates Jurij Felten with Classicism.

The best-known works include ‘Chesme Palace’, ‘Chesme Church’, ‘Saint Catherine's Armenian Church’, and ‘Small Hermitage’. The catalogue has 5 buildings by Jurij Felten. The dated buildings span the years 1774–1793. The buildings are in Moskovsky District, Saint Petersburg, Tsentralny District, Dvortsovy Municipal Okrug, and Viborg. According to Wikidata, buildings by Jurij Felten belong to the styles ‘Historicism’, ‘Gothic’, ‘Baroque’, and ‘Neoclassicism’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Marie-Joseph Peyre, Isidore Canevale, Januarius Zick, Domenico Merlini, and Joseph Brousseau.

• Chesme Church
• Saint Catherine's Armenian Church
• Chesme Palace
• Great Hermitage
• Petrus Pauluskyrkan