Stalinist Architecture

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Architectural style
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Joseph_Stalin
social realism
gptkbp:characterizedBy monumental structures
neoclassical elements
gptkbp:competesWith Modernism
Constructivism
gptkbp:criticism seen as oppressive
seen as propaganda
seen as lacking functionality
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:emphasizes ornamentation
symmetry
grandiosity
gptkbp:exemplifies gptkb:Soviet_neoclassicism
Soviet_urban_planning
Soviet_monumentalism
gptkbp:famousFor 1930s to 1950s
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn art installations
theater design
film set design
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stalinist Architecture
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Post-Soviet_architecture
gptkb:Soviet_architecture
Eastern_European_architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Russian_Revival_architecture
gptkbp:is_used_in marble
limestone
environmental impact
frescoes
wide boulevards
mosaics
sculptural elements
lack of innovation
historical revisionism
heroic figures
tall buildings
large public spaces
historical references
red brick
statues of leaders
gptkbp:isRepresentedIn photography
documentaries
gptkbp:isStudiedIn art history courses
architecture schools
gptkbp:legacy influences contemporary architecture
remains controversial
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Moscow_State_University
gptkb:Palace_of_Culture_and_Science
gptkb:The_Moscow_Metro
gptkb:The_Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs
The Seven Sisters
gptkbp:promotes national pride
cultural identity
state power
gptkbp:reflects totalitarian_ideology