as ukraine became increasingly integrated into the russian empire, russian architects had the opportunity to realize their projects in the picturesque landscape that many ukrainian cities and regions offered. st. andrew's church of kiev (1747–1754), built by bartolomeo rastrelli, is a notable example of baroque architecture, and its location on top of the kievan mountain made it a recognizable monument of the city. an equally notable contribution of rasetrelli was the mariyinsky palace, which was built to be a summer residence to russian empress elizabeth.