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.
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.