Pyotr Baranovsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pyotr Baranovsky

Architect, preservationist, building restorator

Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1892

Place of Birth: Dorogobuzh, Smolensk Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 12-Jun-1984

Profession: architect, restorer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Pyotr Dmitrievich Baranovsky (Russian: ???? ?????????? ???????????; 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.