Pyotr Baranovsky

Pyotr Dmitrievich Baranovsky
Born(1892-02-26)February 26, 1892
Shuyskoye, Vyazemsky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedJune 12, 1984(1984-06-12) (aged 92)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsRestoration of Krutitsy and St. Andronik Monastery
ProjectsKolomenskoye and Andrei Rublev museums

Pyotr Dmitrievich Baranovsky (Russian: Пётр Дми́триевич Барано́вский; 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.

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