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	Cameron, Charles
		Cameron was considered a free architect and had no rank, although he received a pension from the imperial court.
		Due to the intrigue initiated by Yury Velten, Cameron's attempts to become an academician of the Academy of the Arts were not successful.
		Charles Cameron was a bold representative of Classicism in the history of Russian architecture, a master at interior design and a brilliant draughtsman.
	eng.tzar.ru /history/architect/cameron (167 words)

	Charles Kingston: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Kingston was born in Adelaide (The state capital of South Australia), the son of Sir George Kingston, a Protestant Irish-born surveyor, architect and landowner in the early days of British settlement in South Australia (A state in south central Australia) and later a member of the first South Australian Parliament.
		Charles was educated at a private school and served his articles with Sir Samuel Way, Adelaide's leading lawyer and later Attorney-General.
		He was called to the bar in 1873, and became a QC (additional info and facts about QC) in 1889.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/charles_kingston.htm (736 words)

	History of the Park : History : Pavlovsk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Their concepts were brought to life by landscape architects, gardeners and hundreds of workmen and peasants from local villages.
		Charles Cameron implemented his boldest conceptions within 1780-1786.
		Cameron also designed the Obelisk in honour of the foundation of Pavlovsk and basically mapped out the areas of the Great Star and the White Birch.
	www.pavlovsk.org /english/history/ind2.html (913 words)

	The Architectural Ensemble of Charles Cameron
		The architectural ensemble of Charles Cameron includes a number of buildings with a range of uses united by one common artistic theme: the Cameron Gallery, the Cold Baths with the Agate Rooms, the Hanging and Flower Gardens, and the Pandus.
		The famed expert on antiquity, Charles Clerisso suggested building an "ancient house" based on the composition of the thermae of Diocletian which in their dimensions were to surpass the Large (Catherine) Palace itself, and thus was not considered.
		Her whim was fulfilled by Charles Cameron, who had been invited to Tzarskoje Selo from Scotland.
	eng.tzar.ru /catherine_park/regular/cameron_ensemble (549 words)

	Charles Cameron Architect - Introduction
		In fact, if we look at the dates, we see that Charles Cameron was not necessarily a follower of Adam, and that many of the innovations we associate with the latter must have been put into practice by Cameron independently.
		No Charles Cameron who went to Russia is, however, known in the records of the family.
		On the other hand, a certain Dr. Archibald Cameron had a number of sons, three of whom do not figure in the history of the family at home, and it is possible that Charles was one of these.
	www.alexanderpalace.org /cameron/intro.html (996 words)

	Board of Commissioners -- Minutes for 11/24/1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cameron clarified that this is scheduled-at an indefinite time-to be transferred to the cities.
		Cameron reiterated that there is no timeline for this schedule and that a lot of it will be driven by individual cities and by the rate of annexation of the unincorporated area.
		Cameron said that there will be some continuity of staff who are working on long-range planning now, which will work in the favor of anyone who happens to access the process.
	www.co.washington.or.us /DEPTMTS/cao/bd_comm/minute98/b112498.htm (3698 words)

	Charles Cameron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Charles Cameron was the name of several people:
		Charles Cameron (architect) the 18th-century Scottish architect who worked in Russia
		This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_Cameron (83 words)

	Cameron Reference File
		Home to a sizable population of Camerons, said to be descended from 12 young Camerons who escorted a lady of the House of Lochiel to marry a Stewart of Kincardine in the mid-1500's.
		This family is descended from Donald Charles Cameron, the third son of Donald Charles Cameron of Dawnie, who in 1842 purchased the estate of Barcaldine.
		CAMERON (NEW): A sheaf of five arrows, "proper," tied with a red band, gules, encircled by a belt and buckle, which denotes the "follower" and uses the Clan motto, Aonaibh ri Cheile.
	www.clan-cameron.org /cam-ref.html (10314 words)

	Scots architects make their mark
		Catherine the Great invited Charles Cameron to extend and embellish her palace south of St Petersburg.
		One of the 20th century’s most skilled architects, Stirling’s best building is the Neue Staatsgalerie, which addresses urbanity, monumentality, historical allusions and the citizen’s role.
		Allan Murray Architects were commissioned to produce a unique design for a resort on the island of Penghu.
	www.electricscotland.com /HISTORY/scotsman/architects.htm (302 words)

	Butler's Room
		According to plans by Charles Cameron, it was divided by a cross-wise screen into two "foyers," one of which was dark and led to the staircase.
		The interior composition created by the architect Charles Cameron with its double pilasters on the walls and broad frieze with archivolts was reproduced with a few changes by the architect Vasily Stasov.
		In 1855, in accordance with plans by architect Andrei Shtakenschneider, a painting by Pietro Liberi of the 17th-century Venetian school was mounted in the centre of the ceiling of the Butler's Room.
	members.fortunecity.com /abnic/CatherinePalace/cathbutler.html (386 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Empress and the Architect: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cameron rose up to play a central role in the restructuring of Russia (1760-1811, with repercussions into 1830) and to become the only man in Russia to have a building bear his name.
		Cameron's clear, bold presentation of Classicism was not rigid but infused with a concern for emotional appeal, providing a filter for the Russian spirit.
		Scottish architect Charles Cameron created dazzling and original buildings under the empress`s patronage, and he imported a team of British architects, craftsmen and gardeners who went on to transform towns and buildings throughout Russia.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0300065647 (449 words)

	Russian art and architecture. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		In architecture a new period began in the 15th cent., when the first of many Italian architects were invited to work on the Kremlin in Moscow (see under kremlin).
		The outstanding architect of the period was Conte Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli.
		The Italian Antonio Rinaldi (c.1709–c.1790), the French architect Jean Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe (1729–1800), and the Scottish Charles Cameron (c.1740–c.1815) were responsible for the neoclassical architecture that Catherine promoted as the official court style.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ru/Russiana.html (1304 words)

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		Ralph Cameron (1892-1970) practiced both commercial and residential architecture in San Antonio and was instrumental in establishing the Texas Society of Architects.
		Cameron is best known for his residential design in San Antonio and, in 1920, he was appointed to the board of directors of the San Antonio Development Co. which developed the historic Monte Vista neighborhood.
		Cameron was involved in professional affairs and served as the first president for the Texas Society of Architects, as well as the West Texas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
	www.lib.utexas.edu /taro/utaaa/00008.xml (1405 words)

	Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, 1600-1800 A.D. \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Among his first projects for her is a temporary wooden palace in Moscow, where she stays for her coronation in 1741, and the last is the Fourth Winter Palace, the colossal residence of the czars in St. Petersburg, built between 1754 and 1762.
		The major architect on the project, Niels Eigtved, conceives an eight-sided plaza, the Amalienborg Square, as the focus of the district, called Frederiksstaden; regular avenues, lined with noble residences and churches, radiate from the square.
		Cameron, a Scotsman, had written a book on Roman bath buildings which pleased Catherine so much that she invited him to Russia to work for her.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/ht/09/eue/ht09eue.htm (3865 words)

	Palaces & Baths, Unpacking Ruins: architecture from antiquity, Exhibition 2002, Special Collections, University of ...
		In Italy he met the French architect, Charles Louis Clérisseau, and the Italian, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, who would both have a significant influence upon him and his later work.
		Charles Cameron’s study of the baths of Rome relies heavily upon Lord Burlington’s earlier publication Fabbriche Antiche (1730) which contained engravings of Palladio drawings.
		Cameron supplemented these works with details of excavations and measurements made in situ while he was in Italy.
	www.library.otago.ac.nz /exhibitions/ruins/case_two.html (281 words)

	Russian Federation Country Guide - Resorts & Excursions - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel Publishing
		The Scottish architect Charles Cameron designed some of the interiors, although a greater number by Bartholomeo Rastrelli survive.
		Cameron also designed the subtle buildings at nearby Pavlovsk, which were intended to complement the parkland’s beauty.
		Although she commissioned Cameron to design the estate, Paul, whose relationship with his mother was strained, decided to redecorate the palace.
	www.worldtravelguide.net /data/rus/rus150.asp?TravelMenu=Down (925 words)

	The Voice of Russia: St.Petersburg is 300 years old (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Architect Charles Cameron, a Scott, was invited to build the country estate.
		It was there that Cameron dared to reproduce replicas of antique settlements that he was struck by during excavations at Pompeii and Herkulanum.
		It was not uncommon in the 18th century Russia to decorate palace and park ensembles with all kinds of architectural whims, like poultry-yards, farmyards, huts, small houses, whose expressly simplified or theatrically decorated facades covered palace luxury and aristocratically refined interiors.
	www.vor.ru /English/centuries/centuries_38.html (608 words)

	Shugborough Hall Monument Identifies A Masonic Altar
		The peace of 1681 that is being referred to in the cipher is when Charles II dissolved Parliament for the last time to prevent parliament from passing the Exclusion Bill, which would have prevented Charles' brother James II from being the heir to the throne.
		In 1746, Charles Radclyffe died beneath the headsman's axe at the Tower of London.
		This is important because it would associate the carving with Hiram Abiff, the murdered architect of Solomon's Temple, who as was mentioned previously, symbolically represented the executed Charles I. The sculpture of the "Master Mason" may have been altered in the 1600 or 1700s to protect its association with Charles I and the Jacobite uprising.
	www.themasterofspeech.com /shugboroughhall.html (10179 words)

	Sights of St. Petersburg
		She did however invite the man who was later to become her favourite architect, Charles Cameron, to come from Scotland to construct a palace in Pavlovsk.
		He was an ardent admirer of the great sixteenth century Italian architect Andrea Palladio, whose creations displayed a whimsical interlacing of modern ideas with the heritage of Ancient Rome.
		Cameron began his activities in Russia with the erection of the Temple of Frendship in Pavlovsk, which the young heirs to the throne dedicated to Catherine II in an attempt to sooth any ill feeling between them.
	www.tour-to-stpetersburg.com /sights/pavlovsk.htm (345 words)

	Pavlovsk
		In 1780 the construction works acquired larger scale as the favorite architect of Catherine the Great, Charles Cameron, was invited to design the ensemble.
		The foundation stone of the Great Palace was laid on the 25 of May 1782 and already by 1786 the new palace, a marvelous example of Russian Classicism, was erected.
		The exceptionally beautiful natural surroundings suggested the architectural solutions and talented architects masterfully combined the natural landscape with the architectural construction created by a man. The park appeared to be diverse staying the whole ensemble.
	www.saint-petersburg-hotels.com /pavlovsk.htm (407 words)

	Cameron Dining Room
		The Cameron Dining Room is the first of the rooms of the northern wing of the Catherine Palace near the Palace Chapel, created at the end of the 18th century by order of Empress Catherine II for Grand Duke Paul (the future Emperor Paul I) and his first wife, Natalia Alexeevna.
		The following day, Emperor Alexander I instructed the architect Vasily Stasov to form a commission to repair the destroyed part of the palace based on surviving fragments of the decor and original drawings by Charles Cameron which Count Liven had acquired in 1822 in London from the architect's heirs.
		In 1855, at the order of Emperor Nicholas I, the architect Andrei Shtakenschneider created a plan for the second floor of the Catherine Palace, including indications of which paintings from the Hermitage stores were to be used for the ceiling murals.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/hornton/890/CatherinePalace/Cathcamedin.html (761 words)

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		Charles Martin) of Oak Park, the purchaser of the Wright-designed Fricke residence there and that she arranged for Wright to remodel that house and design a garage for it.
		Robert Spencer, one of the Prairie School architects, was born in Milwaukee, WI, on April 13, 1864, and graduated from The University of Wisconsin in 1886.
		Charles Cameron, the well-known owner and operator of Geneva Lake Boat Company, lives on that estate (he is a descendant), but it was not until January, 1978, that we visited the property and examined it inside and out.
	www.chilit.org /NOTZ2.HTM (10822 words)

	Russians on a mission to bring Scots architect in from the cold - [Sunday Herald]
		AssumingÊhimÊ(wrongly)ÊtoÊbe the son of Walter Cameron, the last Jacobite to be beheaded at the Tower of London, she was intrigued and invited him over to St Petersburg to build a mausoleum for her dogs.
		She said: ÒCameron needs to be written into the textbooks of his own country.
		When Cameron began work on Catherine's summer palace, he was dissatisfied with the quality of the local labour force, and hired a ship, theÊBetsey,ÊtoÊtakeÊ74ÊScottish craftsmen and their families from Leith to St Petersburg.
	www.sundayherald.com /24080 (555 words)

	TicketsOfRUSSIA.ru - Collections of Pavlovsk Palace
		In Pavlovsk, the latest Imperial country residence to have been created (late eighteenth-early nineteenth centuries), the austere, refined forms of architecture of the palace and park pavilions designed to harmonize with human proportions, are highlighted by picturesque views of the park, the largest in Russia.
		In 1782, the Scotsman Charles Cameron, Court Architect to Catherine II, began to build on the sloping bank of the Slavianka river a palace for Grand Duke Paul, the heir to the Russian throne.
		The Russian architect Andrei Voronikhin, a former serf of Count Stroganov, was put in charge of the restoration of the Palace.
	www.ticketsofrussia.ru /museums/pavlovsk/s_koll1.html (491 words)

	Apollo: Thomas Banks's missing 'Cupid': the sculptor Thomas Banks is currently the subject of an exhibition at Sir John ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		(10) Charles Cameron (1745-1812) had left for St Petersburg in 1779 and became her court architect, working initially at Tsarskoye Selo (now known as Pushkin) and at Pavlovsk.
		Cameron built the palace of Pavlovsk from 1782 for Catherine's daughter-in-law, Grand Duchess Maria Fyodorovana.
		On 18 October 1782 she wrote to the palace's director, Karl Kuchelbecker, passing on Cameron's request to pay 'le statuaire anglais Mr Bancks, pour acheter un bloc de marbre pour une statue' and for his other expenses.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0PAL/is_516_161/ai_n13493219 (1444 words)

	GO BRITANNIA! Scotland: A Brief History - The Scots in the US (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Scots also penetrated into Europe, where their influence was widely felt from medicine to freemasonry, from the flax trade to the iron industry, from Walter Scott's impact on literature to Samuel Greig's command of the Russian Imperial Navy of Catherine the Great.
		Scottish architects also predominated in the building program because so many of the Russian Empire's leaders sought to emulate achievements in the West.
		Queen Catherine's official court architect was Charles Cameron, responsible for many magnificent buildings that came to represent Russia's growing might.
	www.britannia.com /celtic/scotland/scot17c.html (738 words)

	ireland.com - The Irish Times - PROPERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Instead, the Scottish architect, Charles Cameron, went to Russia and left as decisive a mark on its capital as Gandon was to on Dublin.
		In addition, a vigorous campaign had to be waged against the merchants of Dublin who were perfectly happy with the existing arrangements and saw no advantage in building a custom house far from where they were used to conducting business.
		The opposition he experienced is understandable under these circumstances, since no other architect appeared to have any chance of finding major work while Gandon was in Ireland.
	www.ireland.com /newspaper/property/2000/0113/prop7.htm (766 words)

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		He was associated with architect Cameron Clark, also of Fairfield.
		Agnes married architect Cameron Clark and later moved to Fairfield, where the majority of her designs were implemented.
		Charles Cameron Clark (1887-1957), a Colonial Revival architect and resident of Greenfield Hill, designed institutional and civic buildings in NY and CT and residential construction in PA, NY, NJ and CT. He redesigned the Fairfield Town Hall.
	www.fairfieldhistoricalsociety.org /libraryarchive.html (7484 words)

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