Red Gate in the 1840s.

Prince Dmitry Vasilyevich Ukhtomsky (1719-1774) was the chief architect of Moscow during the reign of Empress Elizabeth. Red Gate in Moscow used to be a rare (admittedly the only) example of the triumphal arch built to an exuberantly baroque design. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: listen â–¶(?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... Empress Elizaveta Petrovna (1709-62) Yelizaveta Petrovna (Елизаве́та Петро́вна) (December 29, 1709 - January 5, 1762) was an Empress of Russia (1741 - 1762) who took the country into the War of Austrian succession (1740 - 1748) and the Seven Years War (1756-63). ...

Ukhtomsky was born in a village to the north of Yaroslavl, where his ancestors used to be rulers. At the age of 12, he moved to Moscow and studied there under Ivan Michurin. For the coronation of Elizabeth Petrovna, he devised a triumphal arch on Tverskaya Street and the more famous Red Gate. The grand bell-tower of the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra was one of several projects where Ukhtomsky worked with his mentor Michurin. Jump to: navigation, search Yaroslavl (Russian: ) is a city in Russia, an administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, located 250 km NE of Moscow at 57°37′ N 39°51′ E The historical part of the city is located at confluence of Volga and Kotorosl. ... Jump to: navigation, search Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: listen â–¶(?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... Jump to: navigation, search Arc de Triomphe, Paris A triumphal arch is a structure in the shape of a monumental archway, usually built to celebrate a victory in war. ... Red Gate in Moscow used to be a rare (admittedly the only) example of the triumphal arch built to an exuberantly baroque design. ... Jump to: navigation, search View of the lavra in the 1890s. ...

Ukhtomsky was an influence on Matvey Kazakov, Ivan Starov, Alexander Kokorinov, and other noted masters who graduated from the architectural school founded by Ukhtomsky in Moscow.