Career
Melensky began his career as an assistant to Matvey Kazakov, Vasily Bazhenov, and Giacomo Quarenghi and was involved in the construction of the Catherine Palace on the Yauza River. He was put in charge of the reconstruction of Podil after the great 1811 fire and succeeded in remodeling the district in a provincial Palladian style. Melensky was the first architect to be given the position of City Architect of Kiev.
Contracts House
Magdeburg Rights Column
Church of Saint Nicholas, Podil
Nativity Church, Podil
Holy Cross Church, Podil
Askold Grave Church
Resurrection Church at the Florivsky Convent
Reconstruction of the Podil Gostiny Dvor
Old building of the city theatre
Old House of Nobility.