Charles Cameron (architect) - Wikipedia
WEBCameron, a practitioner of early neoclassical architecture, was the chief architect of Tsarskoye Selo and Pavlovsk palaces and the adjacent new town of Sophia from his arrival in Russia in 1779 to Catherine's death in 1796. Cameron concentrated exclusively on country palaces and landscape gardens.
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WEBCharles Cameron, born in London, England (date unknown), was a Scottish-born architect and the father of Russian classicism. He inherited his architectural skills from his father, a building contractor, and studied under …
Cameron Gallery at Tsarskoe Selo, St. Petersburg
WEBCharles Cameron was an architect and interior designer of Scots origin, who came to Russia in 1779 at the behest of Catherine the Great, and established himself as one of the Empress's favourite designers, working at Tsarskoe Selo for over fifteen years.
The Scotsman who made a lasting mark on Russia - Scottish Field
WEBApr 26, 2019 · Charles Cameron came from mysterious beginnings, origins which he deliberately made foggier. By his mid-thirties, in 1779, without ever having created a building in his life, he was appointed by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, to lead a classical architectural revival.
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WEBIn Western architecture: Russia. …played important roles: a Scotsman, Charles Cameron, whose most extensive work was at Tsarskoye Selo in the style invented by Robert Adam and who was responsible for introducing the first correct Greek Doric column and entablature in Russia in the circular Temple of Friendship at Pavlovsk (1780); and an ...
Charles Cameron: Biography of Neoclassical Architect
WEBOne of the great architects of the Romanov court in St Petersburg, during the 18th century, the Scottish designer Charles Cameron is famous for the Neoclassical architecture he designed for Empress Catherine the Great (ruled 1762-96).
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WEBCameron's work strongly influenced Quarenghi. This can been seen in his design of the Alexander Palace, the finest example of neo-classical architecture in Russia and the quintessential expression of Catherinian intellectualism expressed in brick, …
Building the New Rome: Charles Cameron as the Architect of Catherine ...
WEBIn 1779, she invited a Scottish architect named Charles Cameron to complete a series of building projects for her that would create a "second Rome" in Tsarskoye Selo and in Pavlovsk, Russia.
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WEBThe Scottish architect Charles Cameron (1743–1812) went to Russia when antique art came into fashion. He was appointed court architect of Empress Catherine II who preferred the refined austerity of Classicism to a frivolous Baroque style.
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