Nikolai Chagin
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Nikolay Mikhailovich Chagin (Николай Михайлович Чагин; 1823, Oryol – 1909) was a Russian architect active primarily in Vilnius and the Crimea. He took part in the Siege of Sevastopol and served as Vilno's main architect for 38 years. Chagin mastered the Byzantine Revival and several other revivalist styles, often blending them at will. His church buildings include:
- Nativity Cathedral, Riga
- Cathedral of the Theotokos, Vilnius
- St. Paraskeva Church, Vilnius
- Bell tower of St. Anne's Church, Vilnius
- St. Mary's Church, Grodno
- Church of the Resurrection, Foros
- The interiors of the Chersonesus Cathedral
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- 1823 births
- 1909 deaths
- People from Oryol
- People from Oryol Governorate
- Russian military personnel of the Crimean War
- 19th-century Russian architects
- History of Vilnius
- Burials at Nikolskoe Cemetery