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: The project signaled the end of the Russian Avant-Garde's influence, favoring an "oppressive monumentality" intended to evoke awe and submission. The Weight of Failure
: Construction halted after the German invasion in 1941. Its steel frame was eventually dismantled to build fortifications and bridges around Moscow.
: Planned at 415 meters, it would have surpassed the Empire State Building .
: The site chosen was that of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour , which was dynamited in 1931 to make way for the new "secular cathedral". From Avant-Garde to Socialist Realism
If you'd like to dive deeper, we could explore the from the competition or the political purge of architects that occurred during the project's development. To See (Like) a Crowd - Architectural Histories
