Palace of the Soviets

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architectural style
unbuilt building
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Boris_Iofan
gptkb:Vladimir_Gelfreikh
gptkb:Vladimir_Shchuko
gptkbp:capacity 21,000 people
gptkbp:constructionHalted 1941
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1937
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:demolishedForConstruction gptkb:Cathedral_of_Christ_the_Saviour
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Soviet_stamps
Soviet posters
gptkbp:designCompetitionYear 1931
gptkbp:featuredIn Soviet propaganda
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Palace of the Soviets
gptkbp:influencedBy neoclassical architecture
American skyscrapers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:plannedLength 415 meters
1,362 feet
gptkbp:plannedMaterials gptkb:steel
granite
reinforced concrete
aluminum
marble
gptkbp:plannedStatue gptkb:statue_of_Vladimir_Lenin
gptkbp:plannedStatueHeight 100 meters
gptkbp:plannedToBeTallestBuilding gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Moscow
world
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:district
congress hall
monument to Vladimir Lenin
gptkbp:reasonForSuspension gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sitePreviouslyOccupiedBy gptkb:Cathedral_of_Christ_the_Saviour
gptkbp:siteRestoredTo gptkb:Cathedral_of_Christ_the_Saviour
gptkbp:siteUsedFor gptkb:Moskva_Pool
gptkbp:style neoclassicism
socialist realism
Stalinist architecture
gptkbp:subjectOf art exhibitions
architectural studies
historical documentaries
gptkbp:symbol Soviet power
Stalinist ambition
gptkbp:unfinished true
gptkbp:yearCompleted 1942
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vladimir_Gelfreikh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6