Pyotr Baranovsky

Pyotr Dmitrievich Baranovsky (Russian: Пётр Дмитриевич Барановский; February 26, 1892 – June 12, 1984) was a Russian architect, preservationist and restorator who reconstructed many ancient buildings in the Soviet Union. He is credited with saving Saint Basil's Cathedral from destruction in the early 1930s, founding and managing the Kolomenskoye and Andrei Rublev museums, and developing modern restoration technologies.

Pyotr Dmitrievich Baranovsky
BornFebruary 26, 1892
Shuyskoye, Vyazemsky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedJune 12, 1984
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsRestoration of Krutitsy and St. Andronik Monastery
ProjectsKolomenskoye and Andrei Rublev museums
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