Palace Of Soviets 📌

Its internal volume would have surpassed the combined volumes of the six tallest American skyscrapers at the time.

Visualizing the unfinished "Palace of The Soviets" : r/evilbuildings palace of soviets

The project required the demolition of the , which was blown up on Stalin's orders in 1931 to make room for the "neoclassical citadel". This act was deeply controversial and led some artists, such as the cathedral's choirmaster Pavel Chesnokov, to renounce their careers in protest. Construction and Failure Its internal volume would have surpassed the combined

The statue of Lenin alone was taller than the Statue of Liberty. The Site and Controversy palace of soviets