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    Abram or Avraam Melnikov (Авраам Иванович Мельников; 1784—1854) was a Russian Neoclassical architect associated with the late phase of the Empire style...
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    by Italian architect Francesco Boffo and St. Petersburg architects Avraam Melnikov and Pot'e. The staircase cost 800,000 rubles to build. In 1837, the...
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  • Andrey Melnikov (1968–1988), Soviet soldier Angelina Melnikova (born 2000), Russian gymnast Avraam Melnikov (1784–1854), Russian architect Boris Melnikov (1938–2022)...
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    of Chișinău. The neoclassical church was built in 1836 by architect Avraam Melnikov, thanks to grants by Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. With the advent of...
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    and station. Between 26 May 1830 and 13 October 1836 the architect Avraam Melnikov established the Catedrala Nașterea Domnului with a magnificent bell...
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    year the construction works were launched on the project of architect Avraam Melnikov, who had drafted it a few decades earlier. The main construction works...
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    the Imperial Academy of Arts, Avraam Melnikov, had prepared for Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg. After Melnikov lost the contest for the best...
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    and station. Between 26 May 1830 and 13 October 1836 the architect Avraam Melnikov established the 'Catedrala Naşterea Domnului'. In 1840 the building...
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    architectural part of the monument was designed by the famous architect Avraam Melnikov. The bronze figure of the emperor at full height was draped with a...
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    painted portraits on commission. In 1851, upon completing one of Dean Avraam Melnikov, he was named an "Academician". Among other notable works at this time...
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    (Gorokhovaya Street, 50A) – Kukanova-Klado house, 1831—1832, architect Avraam Melnikov. The mansion was built for merchant's wife A. Kukanova and was designed...
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    but was not opened until six years later. The museum is located in Avraam Melnikov's Neoclassical church from the 1820s and remains the largest museum...
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