Summary
The Kudrinskaya Square Building is a building in Moscow, one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers, designed by Mikhail Posokhin[1] and Ashot Mndoyants.[2]
| Kudrinskaya Square Building | |
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Жилой дом на Кудринской площади | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Stalinist |
| Location | 1 Kudrinskaya square, Presnensky District, Moscow, Russia |
| Coordinates | 55°45′32″N 37°34′50″E / 55.75889°N 37.58056°E |
| Construction started | 1950 |
| Completed | 1954 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Mikhail Posokhin, Ashot Mndoyants |
Design and construction features edit
The building was richly decorated but lacked a unified stylistic direction. The parapets are in the ancient Roman style. The lobbies decorated with marble columns, stained-glass windows, and lamps in the form of candelabra are a reminiscence of Gothic interiors. The pointed turrets around the spire resemble the domes of an Eastern Orthodox church.[3] On the roof of the stylobate, there are sculptural portraits of Soviet workers and soldiers.
One of the stylistic features of the building were the stained glass windows, which are located in the halls above the lifts and the windows of the deli. Motifs from Russian folk culture were used in the design. The floors in the living rooms and corridors of the flats were laid with oak parquet, the bathrooms were tiled with metal tiles, and the kitchens with linoleum.
All the flats had refrigerators and built-in furniture in the kitchens.[3] In addition to the ventilation system, the building had centralised air conditioning. The building was equipped with a centralized dust extraction system, which consisted of brushes and hoses located in each flat, piping running along with the building, and vacuuming stations installed in the basement.[3] The collected dust was filtered and discharged into the sewage system, and the purified air was discharged into the street. Boilers were installed in the basement to provide heating for the whole building[3].
History edit
The skyscraper was laid down in 1950 and completed in 1954.[4] It was the last of the Seven Sisters to be completed.
Its apartments were originally intended for cultural leaders of the former USSR; they are currently inhabited by wealthy Russians.[5]
Notes edit
- ^ "Mikhail V. Posokhin". Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ "Mikhail Posokhin Sr. and Ashot Mndoyants architecture in Moscow, Russia". Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- ^ a b c d "Некрасовка: "Сталинские" высотки. Часть II". 2018-04-22. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "Kudrinskaya Square". Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- ^ Richardson, Dan (2009). The Rough Guide to Moscow. Rough Guides. pp. 157. ISBN 9781858280615.
External links edit
- Building data at emporis.com
Media related to Interiors of cafe in building at Wikimedia Commons
Other projects edit
Media related to Kudrinskaya Square Building at Wikimedia Commons