architecture

Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

Moscow, Russia

Architecture

The building represents one of the so called "Seven Sisters", seven Stalinist era socialist classicism skycrapers built between 1947 to 1955.

historic names
Building of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Здание Министерства иностранных дел СССР (Zdanie Ministerstva inostranny'x del SSSR) [Russian]
1953-1991
built
1948-1953
culture
Soviet, Russian
style/period
Socialist Classicism, Stalinist Empire Style
work type by function
governmental office building
work type form/concept
skyscraper
material
steel, Karlahti granite, Korostyshevo granite, Karachaevsk limestone
architect
Vladimir Gelfreykh, Mikhail Minkus, Grigory Limanovsky

Specifications

height
172.0 m
width
160.0 m
area
65,000 m²
stories (above ground)
27

Geography

Asia » Europe » Northern Asia » Eastern Europe » Russia » Central Federal District » Moscow Oblast » Moscow » Central Administrative Okrug » Arbat Rayon
local language location name
Москва (Moskva), Россия (Rossija) [Russian]
historical affiliations
1953-1991
Soviet Union
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, top of the southern wing
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, top of the southern wing Moscow, Russia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moscow City (MIBC), from Christ the Savior Cathedral
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moscow City (MIBC), from Christ the Savior Cathedral Moscow, Russia
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, northeast elevation
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, northwest elevation Moscow, Russia
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, west elevation
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, west elevation Moscow, Russia
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, west elevation
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, west elevation Moscow, Russia
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, southern outer wing
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, southern outer wing Moscow, Russia
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, rooftop with spire
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, rooftop with spire Moscow, Russia
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, top of the southern wing
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, top of the southern wing Moscow, Russia
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, view from Christ the Savior Cathedral
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, view from Christ the Savior Cathedral Moscow, Russia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, detail main portals
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, detail main portals Moscow, Russia
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, stucco moulding main portals
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, stucco moulding main portals Moscow, Russia
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, main tower with spire
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, main tower with spire Moscow, Russia
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, northeast elevation from Arbat Street
Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, northeast elevation from Arbat Street Moscow, Russia