Jean-Baptiste Michel Vallin de la Mothe was a French architect whose major career was spent in St. Petersburg, where he became court architect to Catherine II. His students were Ivan Starov and Vasily Bazhenov.
Arch of New Holland Island, Saint-Petersburg
Catholic Church of St. Catherine, Saint-Petersburg
Hôtel de Bardines, Angoulême
Imperial Academy of Arts, Saint-Petersburg
The Catholic Church of St Catherine in St. Petersburg is the oldest Catholic church in the Russian Federation, and the only church with the title of basilica. It is located on the Nevsky Prospekt and is a part of the Archdiocese of Moscow headed by Msgr. Paolo Pezzi.
The Catholic Church of St. Catherine from Nevsky Prospekt
Interior of St. Catherine's Church
Requiem Mass for Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria at St. Catherine's Church, St. Petersburg, published in a Russian newspaper, 1914
Following restoration, the right altar was preserved as a monument in the state it was in after years of neglect and deliberate destruction.