Sila Nikolaevich Sandunov (russian: Сила Николаевич Сандунов), born Silovan Nikolozis dze Zandukeli ( ka, სილოვან ზანდუკელი), (born 1756— Died 1820) was a businessman and actor of Georgian origin active at the court of Catherine the Great. Sandunov's family emigrated from Georgia to

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proper as part of an entourage accompanying the exiled Georgian monarch

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Sandunov is best remembered today as the founder of the eponymous Sanduny Baths, an architectural and cultural landmark of downtown

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. The businessman started his investment in the baths by selling

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s he had received as a wedding gift from Empress Catherine, who personally attended the wedding ceremony at the royal chapel.История Сандунов
Retrieved: 14 January 2016 Sandunov was married to mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Sandunova.

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