House on the Embankment

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The House on the Embankment is a monumental Soviet-era residential complex in central Moscow, historically known for housing high-ranking officials and for its association with Stalinist political repressions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constructivist building
cultural heritage monument of Russia
residential building complex
alsoKnownAs Dom na naberezhnoy NERFINISHED
Government House residential complex NERFINISHED
architect Boris Iofan NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Constructivism NERFINISHED
associatedWith Great Purge NERFINISHED
Stalinist political repressions
cityDistrict Yakimanka District NERFINISHED
constructionMaterial reinforced concrete
coordinates 55.747°N 37.607°E
country Russia
endDate 1931
façadeMaterial light-colored stone
hasMuseum House on the Embankment Museum NERFINISHED
hasPart cinema
club
communal services
kindergarten
residential apartments
shops
theater
hasPlaque memorial plaques to repressed residents
heritageStatus object of cultural heritage of federal significance
historicalPeriod Stalin era NERFINISHED
inspiredWork novel "The House on the Embankment" by Yuri Trifonov
locatedIn Moscow
central Moscow
locatedOn Bersenevskaya Embankment NERFINISHED
Moskva River embankment NERFINISHED
locatedOpposite Moscow Kremlin NERFINISHED
memorialAspect commemoration of victims of political repression
museumEstablished late 20th century
nearby Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge NERFINISHED
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour NERFINISHED
numberOfFloors 11
openingDate 1931
originalFunction housing for Soviet government elite
ownerDuringUSSR Soviet state
partOf Moscow architectural heritage
politicalSignificance symbol of Soviet ruling elite life
significantEvent arrests of residents during the Great Purge
startDate 1928
tenantType NKVD officials
Red Army commanders NERFINISHED
high-ranking Soviet officials
party functionaries
timeZone Moscow Time

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Borovitskaya Square locatedNear House on the Embankment
Moscow city center contains House on the Embankment