PrinceDmitry Vasilyevich Ukhtomsky (Russian:Дмитрий Васильевич Ухтомский; 1719–1774) was the chiefarchitect ofMoscow,Russian Empire during the reign ofEmpress Elizabeth of Russia.

Dmitry Vasilyevich Ukhtomsky
Red Gates in the 1840s
Born	1719 Semyonovskoye,Poshekhonsky District ofYaroslavl Oblast
Died	October 15, 1774 Own estate inOdoyevsky District ofTula Oblast
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Red Gates Church of Martyr Nikita inBasmanny District

Ukhtomsky was born in avillage to the north of the cityYaroslavl, where hisRurikid ancestors used to be rulers. At the age of 12, he moved toMoscow and studied there at the School of Mathematics and Navigation until 1733. He studiedarchitecture and worked atIvan Michurin's workshop until 1741, later working forIvan 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 ofcaptain in state hierarchy.

Ukhtomsky's first public successes were the temporary pavilions and arched for the coronation of EmpressElisabeth I of Russia in 1742. In 1753-1757 he rebuild one of these arched into landmarkRed Gates, which stood until 1927. Since the 1740s, he built numerous buildings in nearbyBasmanny District, notably the extant Church of Martyr Nikita, the largest matureBaroque building in Moscow.

The grand bell-tower of theTroitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, 81 meters tall, was one of several projects where Ukhtomsky worked first with his mentor Michurin, and then independently until 1760. Present-dayKuznetsky Most, literallyBlacksmith's Bridge, stands on the site of a 120-meter-long (390 ft) bridge overNeglinnaya River, also designed by Ukhtomsky. The bridge, the palace inGerman Quarter and many other buildings by Ukhtomsky were destroyed by accidental fires, rebuilt beyond recognition or demolished.

For the first time in history of Moscow, Ukhtomsky produced master plans for redevelopment of areas destroyed by the fires of 1748 and 1752. Ukhtomsky also supervised repairs inMoscow Kremlin in the 1750s. He trained and influencedMatvei Kazakov,Ivan Starov,Alexander Kokorinov, and other noted masters who graduated from the architectural school founded by Ukhtomsky in Moscow in 1749.

In 1760, Ukhtomsky was accused of fraud and dismissed from his job; his school was closed in 1764. In 1767 he left Moscow forever; despite a 1770 verdict in his favor, he never returned to practical construction and education.

• Church of Martyr Nikita, 1745–1751, Staraya Basmannaya, 16
• City estate of CountAlexey 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 atVysokopetrovsky Monastery, 1750–1755,Petrovka st., 28/3
• city estate of theDolgorukovs, 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
• theRed Gate, 1753—1757
• theFanagorian Barracks, 1753–1757, Baumanskaya st., 61
• restoration and reconstruction of theKremlin Arsenal, 1754—1759
• the bell tower and the refectory inSt Clement's Church, 1756–1758.^[1][2]

• Khutyn Monastery belfry, 1758—1761

• Russian: "Архитектор Д.В. Ухтомский, 1719-1774: Каталог", М., Стройиздат, 1973
• Murzin-Gundorov, V. V. (2012).Дмитрий Ухтомский [Dmitry Ukhtomsky] (in Russian). Moscow: Rudentsov Publishing House. pp. 147–155.ISBN 978-5-902887-11-9.
• Mikhailov, Alexei I. (1954).Архитектор Д. В. Ухтомский и его школа [Architect Dmitry Ukhtomsky and His School]. Мастера русской архитектуры (in Russian). Moscow: Gosstroiizdat.