Ivan Starov

His radial urban master plan for Yaroslavl (1778), cleverly highlighting dozens historic churches and towers, is recognized as one of the World Heritage Sites.

He continued his education in Paris (1762–1767) and Rome (1767–1768), becoming apprenticed to Charles De Wailly and other fashionable architects of his day.

In 1758 he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts and became the student of Alexander Kokorinov and Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe.

In 1790 Starov created the project of Nikolaev city next to the wharf between the Southern Bug and the Inhul rivers.

On 30 March 1771, Starov married Natalia Deimdova, daughter of rich mine owner Grigory Demidov.