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Prince Dmitry Vasilyevich Ukhtomsky (1719–1774) was the chief architect of Moscow, Russia during the reign of Empress Elizabeth.
Biography
Ukhtomsky was born in a village to the north of Yaroslavl, where his Rurikid ancestors used to be rulers. At the age of 12, he moved to Moscow and studied there at the School of Mathematics and Navigation until 1733. He studied architecture and worked at Ivan Michurin's workshop until 1741, later working for Ivan Korobov (1741–1743). In 1742, Korobov supported Ukhtomsky's nomination for his first professional title and delegated him the management of a firm. In 1744, Ukhtomsky acquired a full architect's license and the rank of captain in state hierarchy.
Ukhtomsky's first public successes were the temporary pavilions and arched for the coronation of Empress Elisabeth I of Russia in 1742. In 1753-1757 he rebuild one of these arched into landmark Red Gates, which stood until 1927. Since the 1740s, he built numerous buildings in nearby Basmanny District, notably the extant Church of Martyr Nikita, the largest mature Baroque building in Moscow.
Works
Moscow
- Church of Martyr Nikita, 1745–1751, Staraya Basmannaya, 16
- City estate of Count Alexey Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin, 2-ya Baumanskaya st., 5 (rebuilt)
- Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Krapivniki, 1749–1750, Krapivenskiy lane, 4
- Gatehouse church for St Pachomius at Vysokopetrovsky Monastery, 1750–1755, Petrovka st., 28/3
- City estate of the Dolgorukovs, 1751–1758, Kolpachny lane, 6 (rebuilt)
- Church of St. Nicholas in Zayaitskom, 1741–1759, 2 Raushsky lane, 1
- Apraksin-Trubetskoy palace, 1752–1769, Pokrovka st., 22/1
- The Red Gate, 1753—1757
- The Fanagorian Barracks, 1753–1757, Baumanskaya st., 61
- Restoration and reconstruction of the Kremlin Arsenal, 1754—1759
- The bell tower and the refectory in St Clement's Church, 1756–1758.
Other Cities
Khutyn Monastery belfry, 1758—1761
