Kudrinskaya Square Building

Kudrinskaya Square Building
Жилой дом на Кудринской площади
General information
Location 1 Kudrinskaya square, Presnensky District, Moscow, Russia
Coordinates 55°45′32″N 37°34′50″E / 55.75889°N 37.58056°E / 55.75889; 37.58056Coordinates: 55°45′32″N 37°34′50″E / 55.75889°N 37.58056°E / 55.75889; 37.58056
Construction started 1950
Completed 1954
Height
Roof 160 m (520 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 22
Design and construction
Architect Mikhail Posokhin, Ashot Mndoyants

The Kudrinskaya Square Building is a building in Moscow, one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers, designed by Mikhail Posokhin[1] and Ashot Mndoyants.[2]

Features

View from the observation point of Imperia Tower.
Two doors of the building

The skyscraper has 22 levels in its central part and is 160 metres (520 ft) tall. It is topped by a 30-metre spire which ends with a five-pointed star. Lateral towers are lower than the central one.

History

The skyscraper was laid down in 1950 and completed in 1954.[3] It was the last of the Seven Sisters to be completed.

Its apartments were originally intended for the political elite of the former USSR; they are currently inhabited by wealthy Russians.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Posokhin Mikhail Mikhailovich". Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  2. ↑ "Mikhail Posokhin Sr. and Ashot Mndoyants architecture in Moscow, Russia". Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  3. ↑ "Kudrinskaya Square". Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  4. ↑ Richardson, Dan (2009). The Rough Guide to Moscow. Rough Guides. p. 157.

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