Nikolay Krasnov (architect)
| Nikolay Krasnov | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 23, 1864 Khonyátino village, now Stupinsky District, Moscow Oblast |
| Died | December 8, 1939 (aged 75) Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Nationality |
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
|
| Other names | Николай Петрович Краснов |
| Occupation | architect |
| Years active | 1883-1939 |
| Known for | Livadia Palace |
| Notable work | Kokkoz Jami Mosque, Dulber imperial residence, Yusupov Palace (Crimea), St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Yalta), Ministry of Forestry Building (Belgrade), Government of Serbia building (reconstruction), |
Nikolay Petrovich Krasnov (Russian: Николай Петрович Краснов; 23 November 1864 - 8 December 1939) was a Russian architect and painter, who served as Chief Architect of Yalta, Crimea, between 1887 and 1899. From 1922 he lived and worked in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and was a key figure in the architectural development of Belgrade.
Krasnov started attending the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1876, aged 12. As a young artist he received patronage from Sergey Tretyakov, brother of the founder of Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery, and entrepreneur Petar Gubonyin.
In 1887 Krasnov took up the post of Chief Architect in Yalta, for which he was paid 900 roubles per year. He had a contract for 24 years, of which he served 12. Taking up the post at the age of 23, Krasnov had large responsibility for the rapid growth of the city at the time. He started by expanding the promenade, which by 1913 would become the main street of the city, before developing and adopting a new city plan in 1889. This included a new sewer system, new planning regulations including limits to the width of streets and height of buildings, the building of new streets, and prevention of unregulated construction in the city. The plan also included a school and children's hospital, and the construction of the Pushkin Boulevard. Two concrete bridges were built over the river, and the embankment strengthened. Many streets were also renamed as part of this plan.
Krasnov also ran a private practice in Yalta until 1911. Among his most famous work is the Livadia Palace, later the location of the 1945 Yalta Conference. This was built on the Yalta estate of Tsar Nicholas II, on the site of a previous palace demolished in 1904. Krasnov worked on the designs through 1909 and they were commissioned in 23 April 1910, and built over the subsequent 17 months.
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