Robert Gödicke

Robert Christoph Wilhelm Gödicke (, surname sometimes Giodike; February 29, 1829 – March 4, 1910) was a Russian architect of German origin that mainly worked in Saint Petersburg.

Early life and education Robert Gödicke was born in Saint Petersburg, the son of Gottlieb Daniel Andreas Gödicke (1793–1861) and Louise Friederike Gödicke (née Pöhl, 1806–1879). He studied architecture at the Art School of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts from 1846 to 1852 under Alexander Brullov.

Career From 1865 onward, he worked as a lecturer at the Art School of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, and he was the head of the architecture department from 1891 to 1894. He received the title of academician in 1857 from the Academy of Arts, and he became a professor in 1864.

Work The buildings that Gödicke designed are mainly located in Saint Petersburg, but there are also a few buildings elsewhere in Russia. In Estonia, he is best known as the architect of Maarjamäe Palace.

Saint Petersburg 1862–1863: Breitfuß apartment building, Vasilyevsky Island Line 10 no. 5 1872–1874: Renovation of the Orlov-Davydov private house into an apartment building, Tchaikovsky Street no. 27 1879–1881: The main building of the Stieglitz School of Art, 13 Salt Lane no. 13 , with 1901–1902: His own apartment building, Vasilyevsky Island Line 8 no. 23

Tallinn 1874: The main building of Maarjamäe Palace. Currently one of the buildings of the Estonian History Museum

Novocherkassk 1887–1891: The new building of the Empress Maria Institute for Noble Maidens, Pushkin Street 111 . Currently the main building of the Novocherkassk State Academy of Land Improvement

Honors 1896: Privy councillor 1896: Honorary member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts