Paul Gourdet (French: Paul Louis Stanislas Lionel Gourdet) was a French architect. He is credited for designing numerous major buildings in Kazakhstan including the Voznesensky Cathedral (Ascension Cathedral), the Pokrovskaya Church[disambiguation needed], and other significant contributions to the architectural development of Almaty. Gourdet was born in Burgundy, and resided in Verny. In 1870 he travelled to the Turkestan region.[1][2]