Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi
Illustration — The Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God (1752–1764), in collaboration with Andrey Kvasov in Kozelets. Ivan Grigorovich-Barsky or Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi (1713–1791) was a Ukrainian-born Imperial Russian architect who worked in the Late Cossack Baroque style. He was a graduate of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, and designed many buildings and churches in Kyiv and elsewhere.
Also recorded as Ivan Grigorovich-Barsky · Ivan Grigor'yevich Grigorovich-Barsky · Ivan Grigor'yevich Barsky
Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi

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- Nationality
- Cossack Hetmanate and Russian Empire.
- Occupation
- architect.
- Education
- Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
- Known for
- Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Regimental Office House, Church of the Intercession, Kyiv, Peter the Great house, Kyiv, Saint Cyril's Monastery and Mezhyhirya Monastery.
- Languages
- Ukrainian.
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Illustration — The Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God (1752–1764), in collaboration with Andrey Kvasov in Kozelets. Ivan Grigorovich-Barsky or Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi (1713–1791) was a Ukrainian-born Imperial Russian architect who worked in the Late Cossack Baroque style. He was a graduate of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, and designed many buildings and churches in Kyiv and elsewhere.
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He is also known as a brother of Vasil Grigorovich-Barsky. Buildings designed in Kyiv by him are the church and belfry of Saint Cyril's Monastery and Church (1750–1760), the Church of the Holy Protectress (1766), the Church of Saint Nicholas on the Bank (1772–1775), the belfry of Saints Peter and Paul Monastery (1761–1773), the Old Bursa of the Kyivan Mohyla Academy (1778), the Gostynyi Dvor warehouse (1760s), the Fountain of Samson (1748-1749), and the Magistrat grain warehouse (1760). Other buildings designed by him are the Church of the Three Saints (1761) in Lemeshi near Chernihiv, the regimental chancellery (1757), the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God (1752–1764, in collaboration with Andrey Kvasov) in Kozelets, the buildings of the Mezhyhirskyi Monastery in Vyshhorod. In 1785, 6 years before his death, Ivan Grigorovich-Barsky wrote his own epitaph: "Here is the body of the Kyiv citizen adviser Ivan Grigorovich-Barsky (the brother of the monk Vasily Grigorovich-Barsky, who traveled to different lands and holy places and described in a book everything seen), this same brother of his, who labored in the creation of various structures, brought water to various places, in this city from various sources under the mountains, and then built stone churches, bell towers and chambers. He made the first church in the Kirilovsky monastery, with a belfry, gates, and cellars. Churches of the Intercession and Naberezhno-Nikolskaya. May the number of which will be eternal rest".
Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi studied at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. The recorded working language is Ukrainian. Works named in the authority record are Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Regimental Office House, Church of the Intercession, Kyiv, Peter the Great house, Kyiv, Saint Cyril's Monastery and Mezhyhirya Monastery.
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1713
Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi born at Kyiv.
1785
Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi died at Kyiv.
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- 1.Touring Kyiv: Guidebook
- 2.Kiev: Architectural Landmarks Places of Interest
- 3.A Short History of the Ukraine. Kiev, 1986. P. 89.
- 4.Kiev: A Guide
- 5.Brumfield, William Craft: Gold in azure: one thousand years of Russian architecture. D.R. Godine, 1983. P. 20.
- 6.Енциклопедія українознавства. Словникова частина (ЕУ-II). 2. 429–442. 1993.
- 7.Grigoroich-Barsky, Ivan. THE HOME CHRONICLE OF THE BARSKY. The Library "Golubinsky". 688–689. April 1884.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Ivan Grigorovich-Barsky, Ivan Grigor'yevich Grigorovich-Barsky and Ivan Grigor'yevich Barsky. His recorded language was Ukrainian. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 6: Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Regimental Office House, Church of the Intercession, Kyiv, Peter the Great house, Kyiv, Saint Cyril's Monastery and Mezhyhirya Monastery. Recorded as architect.
Identity and origins
Saints Peter and Paul Church, Podil
1744
Peter the Great house, Kyiv
Regimental Office House
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