Carlo di Giovanni Rossi (Russian: Карл Иванович Росси) (18 December 1775 – 18 April 1849) was an Italian architect who worked the major portion of his life in Russia. He was the author of many classical buildings and architectural ensembles in Saint Petersburg and its environments. In his lifetime he built a theater on the Arbat Square (later destroyed by the fire of 1812) and was rewarded with the Order of St. Vladimir of IV degree.
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award
Order of St. Vladimir
birth date
1775-12-17, 1775-12-18
birth place
Naples
death date
1849-04-18
death place
Saint Petersburg
significant building
National Library of Russia, Alexandrinsky Theatre, Yelagin Palace, General Staff Building (Saint Petersburg)
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