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Palace of Soviets
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 / 55.74444; 37.60556
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.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Palacio de los Sóviets para niños

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