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
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cultural heritage monument of Russia ⓘ residential building complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dom na naberezhnoy
NERFINISHED
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Government House residential complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Boris Iofan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Constructivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Purge
NERFINISHED
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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
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Red Army commanders NERFINISHED ⓘ high-ranking Soviet officials ⓘ party functionaries ⓘ |
| timeZone | Moscow Time ⓘ |
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