Sila Nikolaevich Sandunov (), born Silovan Nikolozis dze Zandukeli (), (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 the Russian Empire as part of an entourage accompanying the exiled Georgian monarch Vakhtang VI.სილა სანდუნოვი, National Parliamentary Library of Georgia, Retrieved 13 January 2016
Life Sandunov is best remembered today as the founder of the eponymous Sanduny Baths, an architectural and cultural landmark of downtown Moscow. The businessman started his investment in the baths by selling diamonds 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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