House of Soviets in Saint Petersburg
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Stalinist architecture
administrative building
building
cultural heritage monument of regional significance in Saint Petersburg
The House of Soviets in Saint Petersburg is a monumental Stalinist-era administrative building known for its imposing socialist realist architecture and prominent bas-relief of Vladimir Lenin.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Soviets, Saint Petersburg | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Stalinist architecture
ⓘ
administrative building ⓘ building ⓘ cultural heritage monument of regional significance in Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Stalinist architecture
ⓘ
socialist realism ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Vladimir Lenin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Stalin era ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
bas-relief of Vladimir Lenin
ⓘ
massive colonnades ⓘ monumental façade ⓘ symmetrical composition ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | office building ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | example of late pre-war Soviet monumental building ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of Soviet power in Leningrad ⓘ |
| hasDecorativeStyle | austere socialist realist ornamentation ⓘ |
| hasFacadeOrientation | facing Moskovsky Prospekt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormerName | House of Soviets in Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | administrative center ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse | seat of Soviet district administration ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
reinforced concrete
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| hasNameInRussian | Дом Советов в Санкт-Петербурге ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfFloors | several-storey building ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext | built for Soviet administrative apparatus ⓘ |
| hasPublicSpaceRelation | fronts a large open square ⓘ |
| hasReliefSubject | Vladimir Lenin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSculpture | bas-relief of Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| hasStylePeriod | 1930s Soviet monumental classicism ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | axial symmetry ⓘ |
| hasUrbanRole | dominant landmark on Moskovsky Prospekt ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | regional cultural heritage monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1930s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moskovsky District, Saint Petersburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| locatedInFormerly | Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+3 ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moskovsky Prospekt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
imposing socialist realist architecture
ⓘ
large Lenin bas-relief ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet monumental architecture in Leningrad ⓘ |
| region | Northwestern Federal District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Soviet era ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative offices
ⓘ
government building ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
House of Soviets, Saint Petersburg