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Henri Louis Auguste Ricard de Montferrand was born at Chaillot , Cher, France.

He studied architecture under Charles Percier. In 1816 he moved to Russia and settled in St. Petersburg. Here he was commissioned to design the new Saint Isaac's Cathedral, whose golden dome today dominates the skyline of St. Petersburg. He oversaw the building project from 1818 until completion in 1858. In addition, he designed the " Alexander Column " in Palace Square, St. Petersburg. Regarded as an engineering wonder, the August 30, 1832 erecting of the free-standing column required almost 3,000 laborers. The column is positioned so as to be perfectly aligned with the entrance to the Winter Palace and the triumphal archA triumphal arch is a structure in the shape of a monumental gate, usually built to celebrate a victory in war. This tradition dates back to Ancient Rome and the tradition of the Roman triumphes. A number of arches from the city's imperial era can still b.

The following year, 1833, Tsar Nicholas IThis article covers the period of Russian History following the wars and revolutionary movements of the three decades prior to 1825. The Russian state became reactionary and repressive in response. Nicholas I Pavlovich ( I , July 6 ( June 25, Old Style), commissioned him to help with the restoration of parts of the Winter Palace. De Montferrand designed the Field Marshals' Hall and the Memorial Room of Peter the Great.

Auguste de Montferrand died in St. Petersburg in 1858, the year St. Isaac's Cathedral was completed. His wife had his body returned to France where he was buried in the Cimetière de MontmartreCimetiere de Montmartre a famous cemetery located at 37 Avenue Samson, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France. Cemeteries had been banned from Paris since the shutting down of the Cimetiere des Innocents in 1786 on the fringe of Les Halles food marke, Paris, France.