12 December] 1842, the son of Maria Caroline (née Hellmann) and Alexander Parland;[1] he was of Scottish and German descent.

[3] During his career, Parland designed several religious buildings, the most famous of which is the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in St. Petersburg.

The fencing stretches from the Benois Wing of the Russian Museum on the embankment of the Griboyedov Canal to the Moyka River.

He was also responsible for the renovation of the Znamenskaya Church[permanent dead link‍] of the Life-Guards Horse-Grenadier Regiment (not preserved) in Petergof in 1896.

[5] In 1907, after the completion of the Church of the Resurrection, Parland joined the staff of the Ministry of the Imperial Court and was awarded several medals in his career path.