# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nikolai-chagin
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:34:34.052Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nikolai-chagin"
name: "Nikolai Chagin"
slug: "nikolai-chagin"
description: "Nikolay Mikhailovich Chagin 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. His church buildings include:Nativity Cathedral, Riga\nCathedral of the Theotokos, Vilnius\nSt. Paraskeva Church, Vilnius\nSt. Euphrosyne Church, Vilnius\nSt. Catherine Church, Vilnius\nBell tower of St. Anne's Church, Vilnius\nSt Simeon and St Anne's Cathedral, Jelgava\nSt. Mary's Church, Grodno\nChurch of the Resurrection, Foros\nThe interior of the Chersonesus Cathedral"
tagline: "Russian architect"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Architect_Nikolay_Chagin.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Architects"
  slug: "architects"
profileType:
  name: "Architect"
  slug: "architect"
birthDate: "1823"
deathDate: "1909-05-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.65
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.138049333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BD%2C_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Чагин, Николай Михайлович"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%89_%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86"
    title: "نيكولاى تشاجين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%9C%D1%96%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%87_%D0%A7%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%96%D0%BD"
    title: "Мікалай Міхайлавіч Чагін"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Chagin"
    title: "Nikolai Chagin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola%C3%AF_Tchaguine"
    title: "Nikolaï Tchaguine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolajus_%C4%8Ciaginas"
    title: "Nikolajus Čiaginas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niko%C5%82aj_Czagin"
    title: "Nikołaj Czagin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4506662"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump