This book talks about the fate of an amazing person – Augustine de Betankur (1758-1824), scientist, architect and engineer, organizer of construction and transport in the Russian Empire. Only a list of his inventions can take more than one page. He lived in Russia in the era of Alexander I, when the main architectural ensembles of the city on the Neva were created.
The name Betancer is surrounded by many riddles, and completely unexpected. The author of the book Dmitry of the investigation, tried to solve them and tell about what, it would seem, forever remained hidden in history.
Author
Kuznetsov Dmitry Ivanovich
Editor
Zalesskaya M.K.
Publisher
Veche, 2013
Series
Great historical persons
16+
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