Aleksandr Vitberg

Alexander Lawrentjewitsch Witberg (Russian Александр Лаврентьевич Витберг, wiss.Transliteration Aleksandr Lavrent'evič Vitberg; * 15 Januarjul / January 26 1787greg in Saint Petersburg, .. .. † 12 Januarjul / January 24 1855greg ) was a Russian neoclassical architect and painter of Swedish descent. He won the competition for the design of the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow. Witberg was a friend of Alexander Herzen during the exile in Vyatka.