Civic · Late modernism
Dmitry Chechulin · Moscow, RU · 1981
Key featuresMarble-clad tower over a wide stepped base set on the bank of the Moskva river.
The White House, officially the House of the Government of the Russian Federation (Russian: Дом Правительства Российской Федерации, romanized: Dom pravitelstva Rossiyskoi Federatsii), also known as the Russian White House and previously as the House of Soviets of Russia, is a government building in Moscow. It stands on the Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment. The building serves as the primary office of the government of Russia and is the official workplace of the prime minister.
During the construction of the White House, Dmitry Chechulin used elements of his unrealized 1934 design for the headquarters of state airline Aeroflot. The original idea for the Aeroflot building was developed in honor of the rescue, by Soviet pilots, of the passengers of the sunken steamship SS Chelyuskin. The construction was supposed to have simplified forms; the stylobate of the building was similar in size to the ship, it was supplemented with numerous sculptural compositions. The main entrance of the planned building emphasized the portico, which resembled a triumphal arch. It was assumed that the Aeroflot building would form a new look for the Belorussky railway station square; but the structure did not correspond to the site in size and configuration, so it was never built.
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