Pyotr Yeropkin
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Pyotr Mikhailovich Yeropkin (ca. 1698-1740) was a Russia
n architect
credited with replanning Saint Petersburg
after Peter the Great's death. It was Yeropkin who designed the famous Trident of the Nevsky, Voznesensky
, and Gorokhovaya
thoroughfares as the city's structural center. He demanded that "no obstacle to the view of the Admiralty
spire should be permitted" and insisted on the primacy of the embankment
s.
The scion of a noble family, Yeropkin was one of the first professionally trained Russian architects. After 8-years study in Italy he worked in St. Petersburg under Domenico Trezzini
and Niccolo Michetti. He was a relative of Artemy Volynsky, one of Empress Anne's closest advisors, and built the notorious ice palace
on her request. Among his major commissions were the palaces for Chancellor Osterman
, Prince Tcherkassky, and Volynsky. After Volynsky's fall from grace he was tried and executed with him.
Empress Elizabeth had a monument erected to Yeropkin's memory near his tomb in St. Sampson's Cathedral. The current memorial by Alexander Opekushin
was raised in the late 19th century at the behest of historian Mikhail Semevsky
. No buildings by Yeropkin survive, but he is still remembered as the first Russian town-planner and the first translator of Palladio
's books into Russian.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
credited with replanning Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
after Peter the Great's death. It was Yeropkin who designed the famous Trident of the Nevsky, Voznesensky
Voznesensky Prospekt
Voznesensky Prospekt is a 1.8 km long street in Admiralteysky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Crossing Saint Isaac's Square, the Moika and Griboyedov Canal , the street spans from Admiralteysky Prospekt to Izmaylovsky Bridge across Fontanka, where it turns into Izmaylovsky Prospekt...
, and Gorokhovaya
Gorokhovaya Street
Gorokhovaya Street is a north-south thoroughfare in the Central Business District of Saint Petersburg.Gorokhovaya Street extends from the Admiralty and runs south, crossing the Moyka River and the Griboyedov Canal, crossing the Garden Street near Sennaya Square. Running south, crossing Fontanka...
thoroughfares as the city's structural center. He demanded that "no obstacle to the view of the Admiralty
Russian Admiralty
Admiralty Board was a supreme body for the administration of the Imperial Russian Navy in the Russian Empire, established by Peter the Great on December 12, 1718, and headquartered in the Admiralty building, Saint Petersburg....
spire should be permitted" and insisted on the primacy of the embankment
Embankment
Embankment may refer to:* A levee or dike, an artificial bank raised above the immediately surrounding land to redirect or prevent flooding by a river, lake or sea...
s.
The scion of a noble family, Yeropkin was one of the first professionally trained Russian architects. After 8-years study in Italy he worked in St. Petersburg under Domenico Trezzini
Domenico Trezzini
Domenico Trezzini was a Swiss Italian architect who elaborated the Petrine Baroque style of Russian architecture.Domenico was born in Astano, near Lugano, in the Italian-speaking Ticino . He probably studied in Rome...
and Niccolo Michetti. He was a relative of Artemy Volynsky, one of Empress Anne's closest advisors, and built the notorious ice palace
Ice palace
An ice palace or ice castle is a castle-like structure made of blocks of ice. These blocks are usually harvested from nearby rivers or lakes when they become frozen in winter. The first known ice palace appeared in St...
on her request. Among his major commissions were the palaces for Chancellor Osterman
Andrei Osterman
Count Andrey Ivanovich Osterman was a German-born Russian statesman who came to prominence under Tsar Peter I of Russia and served until the accession of the Tsesarevna Elizabeth. His foreign policy was based upon the Austrian alliance...
, Prince Tcherkassky, and Volynsky. After Volynsky's fall from grace he was tried and executed with him.
Empress Elizabeth had a monument erected to Yeropkin's memory near his tomb in St. Sampson's Cathedral. The current memorial by Alexander Opekushin
Alexander Opekushin
Alexander Mikhailovich Opekushin was s Russian sculptor. Among his works are part of the sculptures of the Millennium of Russia monument in Velikiy Novgorod , the monument to Alexander Pushkin in Moscow , the monument to Mikhail Lermontov in Pyatigorsk , the monument to Alexander II in Moscow...
was raised in the late 19th century at the behest of historian Mikhail Semevsky
Mikhail Semevsky
Mikhail Ivanovich Semevsky was a Russian amateur historian who focused on the era of palace revolutions and the history of 18th-century Russia....
. No buildings by Yeropkin survive, but he is still remembered as the first Russian town-planner and the first translator of Palladio
Andrea Palladio
Andrea Palladio was an architect active in the Republic of Venice. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily by Vitruvius, is widely considered the most influential individual in the history of Western architecture...
's books into Russian.