Alexander Bernardazzi
Encyclopedia
Aleksander Osipovich Bernardazzi (1831 – August 14, 1907) was a Russian (of Swiss Italian origin) architect best known for his work in Odessa
and Chişinău
.
in 1831. The town had been almost completely built by his father, Giuseppe Bernardazzi
, and uncle, who were originally Swiss from Pambio
. Very early Bernardazzi demonstrated artistic talent and was eventually sent to study in Moscow
. His first architectural job was in Chişinău
from 1856-1878, where he served as the city architect. In 1878 Bernardazzi moved to Odessa and lived there for over thirty years. In 1879 Bernardazzi became the Odessa city architect and in the mid 1880s he was appointed an architect at the Novorossiysk University
(Новороссийский университ) in Odessa. Bernardazzi died August 14, 1907 in Fastov in Kiev Oblast
in central Ukraine. He was buried beside his mother in Chişinău
.
In the mid 1880s he designed:
Bernardazzi designed a large number of residential buildings and mansions:
By the 100th Anniversary of Odessa, Odessa city architect Bernardazzi led the work of the Technical Division of the Architectural Society and instructed the design and construction of a number of public buildings. Bernardazzi most memorable designs were in the 1890s:
Bernardazzi is also responsible for Baranova 18 (Баранова)(1902) and Troitskaya 18 (Троицкая)(1903).
His other work includes:
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
and Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
.
His life
Bernardazzi was born in PyatigorskPyatigorsk
Pyatigorsk is a city in Stavropol Krai on the Podkumok River, about from Mineralnye Vody. Since January 19, 2010 it has been the administrative center of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia...
in 1831. The town had been almost completely built by his father, Giuseppe Bernardazzi
Giuseppe Bernardazzi
Giuseppe Bernardazzi was a Swiss architect and painter.- References :* This article was initially translated from the German Wikipedia....
, and uncle, who were originally Swiss from Pambio
Pambio
Pambio is a village and former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.The village, formerly a municipality of its own, was merged with neighboring Noranco in 1904 to constitute a new municipality Pambio-Noranco...
. Very early Bernardazzi demonstrated artistic talent and was eventually sent to study in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. His first architectural job was in Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
from 1856-1878, where he served as the city architect. In 1878 Bernardazzi moved to Odessa and lived there for over thirty years. In 1879 Bernardazzi became the Odessa city architect and in the mid 1880s he was appointed an architect at the Novorossiysk University
Odessa University
The I. I. Mechnikov Odessa National University , located in Odessa, Ukraine, is one of the country's major universities. It was founded in 1865, by an edict of Czar Alexander II of Russia, reorganizing the Richelieu Lyceum of Odessa into the new Imperial Novorossiya University. In the Soviet...
(Новороссийский университ) in Odessa. Bernardazzi died August 14, 1907 in Fastov in Kiev Oblast
Kiev Oblast
Kyiv Oblast, sometimes written as Kiev Oblast is an oblast in central Ukraine.The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kyiv , also being the capital of Ukraine...
in central Ukraine. He was buried beside his mother in Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
.
Major work
- This section is based on the article on Bernardazzi in Encyclopedia of Odessa
In the mid 1880s he designed:
- The former Odessa railway station, 1879-1883, destroyed by the Nazis in 1944;
- Disability house (later converted to a factory, "Pischepromavtomatika" (Пищепромавтоматика)), Mechnikova 53 (Мечникова), 1886;
- The Odessa International Technical Society building, Baranova 1 (Баранова), in 1887.
Bernardazzi designed a large number of residential buildings and mansions:
- Preobrazhenskaya 15 (Преображенская) (1891);
- Pastera 34 (Пастера) (1891);
- Gogolaya 23 (Гоголя);
- Troitskaya 20 (Троицкая);
- Kirov 20 (Кирова) (1893);
- Deribasovskaya 31 (Дерибасовской), tobacco shop (1894);
- Didrihsona, 7 (Дидрихсона), mansion (1894).
By the 100th Anniversary of Odessa, Odessa city architect Bernardazzi led the work of the Technical Division of the Architectural Society and instructed the design and construction of a number of public buildings. Bernardazzi most memorable designs were in the 1890s:
- Medical school clinic at Pastera 7 (Пастера);
- Belinsky 9 hospital (Белинского) (1892);
- Warehouse building near the railway station (1890s);
- Reformed Church Pastera 62 (Пастера), Now the Puppet Theatre;
- Bristol Hotel at Pushkinskaya 15, 1898-1899;
- The New Stock Exchange, now the Odessa Philharmonic TheaterOdessa Philharmonic TheaterOdessa's Philharmonic Theatre is a theater in Odessa, Ukraine. The design resembles the Doge's Palace in Venice.-History:The foundation stone for the theater was laid September 3, 1894, a day after Odessa's one-hundred-year birthday. The building was intended as the new stock exchange, or "New...
(1894-1899).
Bernardazzi is also responsible for Baranova 18 (Баранова)(1902) and Troitskaya 18 (Троицкая)(1903).
His other work includes:
- Porto-Franko Bank at Pushkinskaya 10 (Пушкинская)
- A monument to Alexander IIAlexander II of RussiaAlexander II , also known as Alexander the Liberator was the Emperor of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881...
in Alexander Park. The statue was replaced and today only the base remains, used to honor Taras ShevchenkoTaras ShevchenkoTaras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...
(Alexander Park has been renamed Shevchenko Park).
- St. Teodora de la Sihla ChurchSt. Teodora de la Sihla Church- Overview :Formerly the chapel of a girls gymnasium, the church of St. Teodora de la Sihla is an architectural masterpiece by Alexander Bernardazzi. It boasts the elements of his favorite neoclassic byzantine architecture.- External links :**...
- Chişinău City HallChişinău City HallChişinău City Hall is a historical and architectural monument built in Italian Gothic style located Downtown Chişinău, Moldova. The building was rebuilt after disastrous damage in the early days of the Second World War.- External links :* *...