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Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, Moscow: exterior. Hochhaus (Sieben Schwester) am Ufer der Kotelnicheskaya (1948 im…
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Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, Moscow: exterior. Skyscraper on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment, Moscow, Russia
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Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, Moscow: exterior. Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, one of seven Stalinist…
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Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, Moscow: interior
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Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, Moscow: detail
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Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building

byDmitry ChechulinSee all 2 buildings →Moscow, Russia ↗

1952

Key featuresOne of seven Stalinist skyscrapers, and the tallest building in Europe when it was completed in 1952.

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Architect
Dmitry Chechulin
Place
Moscow, Russia
Year
1952
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Region
Europe

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