Antonio Rinaldi - one of the prominent masters of the Russian architecture, in whose creative work was reflected the transition from the decorative intensiveness of the Late Baroque style to the severe forms of the Classicism style. The architect, working more than 30 years in Russia, left a remarkable trace in the arhitecture of Petersburg and its suburbs. About 25 buildings, executed by Rinaldi, are preserved, among them - the Marble Palace and the Kniaz'-Vladimir-sky Cathedral, the Tuchkov Island's Warehouse, the Roman-Catholic Church on the Nevsky Prospect in Petersburg, the Ensembles in Oranienbaum and Gatchina, the commomerative structures in Tzarskoye Selo. A skillful artist in the art of the interior decoration, Rinaldi is well-known as an author ouf outstanding realizations in the domain of applied arts.