People of Russia

Foraventi Ridolfo (Pioraventi) (1415 -1485), nicknamed Aristotle (some believe that "Aristotele" was one of his names) – Italian architect and engineer, born in Bologna. Formed, apparently, under the leadership of his uncle, Bartholomew F., as an engineer, spent the channels and built on them locks around his hometown of Modena, and it rained a bell, worked goldsmith's skill, in 1447, graded the area around Bologna, in 1458 moved by machinery of his own invention belfry Bolognese Rude. Santa Maria Maggiore from place to place, in 1459 and built a tower for the Duke of Milan and in 1460 squared swaying bell Rude. San Biagio in Cento, not taking it. Once in 1467, at the invitation of the Hungarian King Matthias, went to Pest, which built the bridge. through the Danube, which was awarded the title of nobility and the right to mint coin Hungarian. In 1471 – 1473 years. worked in Rome. In 1474, while in Venice, accepted an invitation from the Ambassador of King John III of Russia, Talyzina, go to Moscow for the construction of a new tamoshnem Kremlin Cathedral of the Assumption, which could not cope Russian architects. Having arrived in Moscow with his son Andrea, and a disciple of Pietro and engaging in the aforesaid building, taught Russian to make good bricks, prepare reliable cement, used to connect the walls of iron links, instead of wood, terra cotta ornamentation, and perform all of the Moscow masters introduced with improved methods of construction equipment. At the same time he performed various royal orders: lil gun, coin, and so Assumption Cathedral was completed and consecrated in 1479 after being summoned by the Senate of Bologna and then back into the city, FM built there several palaces for the aristocratic families and the facade Palazzo del Podesta – a fine example of the style of the early Renaissance.