Dmitry Nikolaevich Chechulin (1901, Shostka – 1981, Moscow) – architect.
Born to a family of workers, he widely supported Revolution of 1917. At the beginning of career worked as decorator at theatre and circus, painted portraits and landscapes, made sculptors.
After the Great Patriotic War he became senior architect of Moscow (1945 – 1949) and seriously influenced the look of the city. He supported construction of skyscrapers in Moscow (7 sisters), and was one of the authors of famous building on Kotelnicheskaya embankment (1948 – 1953).
Chechulin made several projects for Moscow’s Metro and VDNKh (Exhibition of achievements of National Economy). Among the most interesting projects:
- Metro station Komsomolskaya – radial (1935)
- Reconstruction of Chaykovskiy Concert Hall (1940)
- Hotel “Rossiya” (1967 – 1970) (destroyed)
- Building of government, “White House” (1970)
Awards:
- People’s architect of the USSR (1971)
- Hero of socialistic labour (1976)
- State award of the USSR (1941, 1949, 1953)
Author of a book “Life and architecture”.
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