Georg Friedrich Veldten, also known as Yury Matveyevich Felten (; 1730-1801), was a Russian architect who served at the court of Catherine the Great.

Early life and education

Yury Felten was born Georg Veldten, into a family of German immigrants to Russia. His father worked for the Russian Academy of Sciences. Young Yury Felten studied on a Russian State scholarship at the Gymnasium

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