White House, Moscow

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The White House in Moscow is a prominent government building on the Moskva River that serves as the main headquarters of Russia’s federal executive authorities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building
office building
alsoKnownAs House of the Government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
surface form: House of the Government of the Russian Federation

Russian White House
architect Dmitry Chechulin NERFINISHED
Pavel Shteller NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle modernist architecture
category Buildings and structures in Moscow
Government buildings in Russia
Seats of national governments
constructionEndDate 1981
constructionStartDate 1965
coordinates 55.7514°N 37.5822°E
country Russia
damagedIn 1993 shelling by Russian army units
floorCount 20
formerEmblem state emblem of the Soviet Union
formerFunction House of the Government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
function headquarters of the Government of Russia
seat of the federal executive authorities of Russia
governingBody Government of the Russian Federation
hasBasRelief state emblem of Russia
hasFeature central tower with clock
large colonnaded façade
riverside embankment terrace
hasUndergroundLevels yes
height approximately 119 meters
heritageStatus object of cultural heritage of Russia (regional significance)
locatedIn Moscow
locatedOnRiver Moskva River
material reinforced concrete
white marble cladding
nearbyLandmark Hotel Ukraina (Radisson Collection Hotel, Moscow)
Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment
nearbyTransport Krasnopresnenskaya metro station
surface form: Barrikadnaya metro station

Krasnopresnenskaya metro station
openingDate 1981
predecessorUser Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR
surface form: Council of Ministers of the RSFSR
publicAccess restricted
restorationDate mid-1990s
roleInEvent center of resistance to the 1991 Soviet coup attempt
site of armed confrontation during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis
roofFeature flag of Russia
security protected by Federal Protective Service of Russia
significantEvent August 1991 Soviet coup attempt
surface form: 1991 Soviet coup attempt

1993 Russian constitutional crisis
usedBy Government of the Russian Federation
Office of the Prime Minister of Russia

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Prime Minister of Russia officeLocation White House, Moscow
Government of the Russian Federation seat White House, Moscow