Palace of Soviets facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Palace of Soviets |
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Дворец Советов
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| General information | |
| Status | Never built |
| Type | Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union |
| Location | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Coordinates | 55°44′40″N 37°36′20″E / 55.74444°N 37.60556°E |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 495 m (1,624 ft) |
| Roof | 415 m (1,362 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 100 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Boris Iofan, Vladimir Shchuko |
The Palace of Soviets was a building project planned by the government of the Soviet Union. A contest was held for the architectural design of the building from 1931 until 1933. Construction was started on the building in 1937, but was stopped in 1941 because of World War II. The building was going to be used as a administrative center and meeting place. It was to be built in Moscow near the Kremlin. The palace would have had a height of 415m. This would have made it the largest building of the world at that time.
The design of the building was created by the architect Boris Iofan. During its design, there were many changes to how it would look and to the location of the palace in Moscow.
In 1941–1942, its steel frame was disassembled for use in fortifications and bridges. Construction was never resumed. In 1958, the foundations of the Palace were converted into what would become the world's largest open-air swimming pool, the Moskva Pool. The Cathedral was rebuilt in 1995–2000.
Images for kids
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Boris Iofan with his Udarnik cinema building. Soviet postage cover, 1990
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Boris Iofan, 1932–1933. The winning entry at the fourth round of the competition.
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The Palace of Congresses in the Moscow Kremlin was built in 1961. It followed the template developed at the 1958–1959 competitions, and inherited the intended role of the canceled Palace of the Soviets, albeit at a much smaller scale
See also
In Spanish: Palacio de los Sóviets para niños
