The activity of civil engineer Paul Naranovich in Tomsk

Paul Naranovich was a talented Russian architect whose work had a significant influence on the socio-cultural environment of the West Siberian town in the last quarter of the XIX - early XX centuries. He graduated from the Construction School in St. Petersburg in 1878, first worked in St. Petersburg, and since 1882 was directed by the Ministry of National Education to Tomsk as the chief builder of the Imperial University. In Tomsk Paul Naranovich was the author of many buildings of that period which constituted the central part of the city and its main square-Novosobornaya. But the chief merit of the architect was the construction of the First Siberian Imperial University, which he held for 12 years. The Ministry of National Education appointed Paul Naranovich the chief architect of the University. According to the projects of Alexander Bruni, Paul Naranovich built the main building of the university complex, the astronomic house and a chapel at the anatomic house. On his own projects Paul Naranovich built the University Hospital, the service at the main building, a greenhouse, dormitories, anatomic and hygienic institutions. In addition to this multi-faceted activity as the chief architect of the University Paul Naranovich performed many other duties. In 1885 he was appointed the architect of the West Siberian educational district. From 1888 he was a junior architect of Construction Department at Tomsk Provincial Council, combining it with a private practice. According to the projects of Paul Naranovich and under his supervision several buildingsforming the main square of Tomsk, the Novo-sobornaya, were built. The Theatre of Korolev and the gymnasium for men were built by Paul Naranovich on his own projects. Together with V. Khabarov, another graduate of the Academy of Arts, Paul Naranovich designed and built the house of the governor and reconstructed the house of the merchant Gadalov. For Paul Naranovich in the provincial Tomsk the eclectic style was typical, with the noticeable rationalistic aspect. Such a style is typical for dormitory building, gymnasium, the Theater of Korolev and public library. Another variant of the eclectic style with stylized elements was characteristic for such buildings as the governor's palace and the house of the merchant Gadalov. Such a diverse range of buildings of various functionalities, their location in the system of the town and their importance suggests that creativity of Paul Naranovich was fundamental in shaping the development of Tomsk in the 1880s - 1890s.

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