Nikolai Chagin

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 Cathedral of the Theotokos, Vilnius St. Paraskeva Church, Vilnius St. Euphrosyne Church, Vilnius St. Catherine Church, Vilnius Bell tower of St. Anne's Church, Vilnius St Simeon and St Anne's Cathedral, Jelgava St. Mary's Church, Grodno Church of the Resurrection, Foros The interior of the Chersonesus Cathedral