Narkomzem Building, Moscow
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The Narkomzem Building in Moscow is a landmark constructivist government office complex designed in the 1920s–30s by architect Alexey Shchusev for the Soviet People’s Commissariat of Agriculture.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Constructivist architecture
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building ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ government office building ⓘ |
| architect | Alexey Shchusev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Constructivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Soviet Constructivism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet avant-garde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToArchitecturalMovement |
Constructivist movement
NERFINISHED
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modern architecture ⓘ |
| cityDistrict | central Moscow ⓘ |
| completedInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Russia
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designedFor | People’s Commissariat of Agriculture of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedForRegime | Soviet socialist state ⓘ |
| designedInDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| endDate | 1930s ⓘ |
| era | early Soviet period ⓘ |
| floorUsage | office space ⓘ |
| function | administrative offices ⓘ |
| governmentBody | People’s Commissariat of Agriculture of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | union-level commissariat ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Narkomzem complex
NERFINISHED
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People’s Commissariat of Agriculture Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitect | Alexey Shchusev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | seat of agricultural administration ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
functional layout
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geometric volumes ⓘ horizontal window bands ⓘ minimal ornamentation ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | landmark of Soviet avant-garde architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| location | Moscow ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Narkomzem (People’s Commissariat of Agriculture) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | headquarters of the People’s Commissariat of Agriculture ⓘ |
| periodOfConstruction | interwar period ⓘ |
| politicalContext | early Soviet industrialization ⓘ |
| region | Moscow Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | key example of Constructivist government architecture in Moscow ⓘ |
| startDate | 1920s ⓘ |
| usedBy |
People’s Commissariat of Agriculture
NERFINISHED
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Soviet government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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