Lev Kekushev
Russian architect / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lev Nikolayevich Kekushev (Russian: Лев Николаевич Кекушев) was a Russian architect, notable for his Art Nouveau buildings in Moscow, built in the 1890s and early 1900s in the original, Franco-Belgian variety of this style. Kekushev's buildings are notable for his skillful use of metal ornaments and his signature with a lion (Lev) ornament or sculpture.
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Lev Nikolayevich Kekushev | |
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Born | February 19, 1862 |
Died | 1916–1919 (?) Moscow (?) |
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | Mindovsky House Isakov Apartment Building |
Projects | Completion of Hotel Metropol |
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