Stepan Kovnir
Ukrainian builder · Russia · On the map · Architects · Lived 1695 to 1786 · aged 91
Stepan Demianovych Kovnir was a Ukrainian builder and master mason in Kyiv. His nearly sixty years of labor brought aesthetic unity to the ancient, sprawling center of Ukrainian culture and education, the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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About this person
A serf without any formal education, he became an early master of Ukrainian baroque architecture as well as organizing a school for masons.
Country
Russia
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1695 to 1786 · aged 91
