Władysław Horodecki
| Władysław Horodecki Владислав Городецький |
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May 23, 1863 Sholudky, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | January 3, 1930 (aged 66) Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Russian Empire, Poland |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings |
House with Chimaeras (Kiev), St. Nicholas Cathedral (Kiev), National Art Museum (Kiev), Karaite Kenesa |
| Design | Art Nouveau, Moorish Revival, and Gothic Revival styles |
Władysław Horodecki (born Leszek Władysław Dezydery Horodecki, also known under Russian version of his name, Vladislav Gorodetsky; Russian: Владислав Владиславович Городецкий; Ukrainian: Владислав Владиславович Городецький, Vladyslav Vladyslavovych Horodetskyi; June 4 [O.S. May 23] 1863 in Sholudky, Podolia Governorate — January 3, 1930 in Tehran, Iran) was a Ukrainian and Polish architect and big-game hunter, best known for his contributions in urban development of Kiev (today the capital of Ukraine) with buildings such as the House with Chimaeras, the St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral, the Karaite Kenesa, and the National Art Museum of Ukraine.
In Kiev Horodecki often worked along with a sculptor from Milan, Emilio Sala, who was an instructor at the Kiev City College.
Horodecki was born into a noble Polish szlachta family of the Kornic coat of arms in the village of Szołudki (Sholudky, now Mukhivtsi Rural Council, Nemyriv Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine). His ancestors were big landowners (didych) in the Podillya region. Horodecki graduated from the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg in 1890, while prior to that he finished a realschule in Odessa. After 1890 Horodecki moved to Kiev where he lived for almost 30 years.
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