Palace of the Soviets β€” Architecture in Moscow

Palace of the Soviets

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About Palace of the Soviets

The competition for the New Soviets Palace marked the end of Constructivism as the main movement within the Soviet Union, the winner project was designed by Boris Iofan and it had a strong neoclassical aesthetic. Many Russian architects as well as international figures such as Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius or Erich Mendelsohn submitted a proposal and the result was very controversial in the international discourse and for the CIAM members. Le Corbusier and Signfried Giedion sent a furious letter to Stalin where t hey regretted the decision of the jury. El concurso para el nuevo Palacio de los Soviets marcΓ³ el fin del Constructivismo como movimiento predominante en la UniΓ³n SoviΓ©tica al ganar el proyecto de Boris Iofan, con un fuerte carΓ‘cter neoclasicista. Al proyecto, aparte de numerosos arquitectos rusos, se presentaron figuras como Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius o Erich Mendelsohn y el resultado del concurso fue muy controvertido en la escena internacional y en los miembros del CIAM. Signfried Giedion y el propio Le Corbusier enviarion furiosos una carta a Stalin donde lamentaban la decisiΓ³n del jurado. Within the projects presented to the competition, it stood out the proposal of Moisei Ginzburg due to the large dome. This dome had an spiral ramp and it accommodated the the main auditorium of the palace. A smalle auditorium and a horizontal podium with courtyard and terraces completed the building creating a complex system covered circulations within its interior. Dentro de los proyectos presentados, es muy destacado la propuesta del Moisei Ginzburg, especialmente debido a su cΓΊpula de grandes dimensiones con una rampa helicoidal en su interior y que albergaba el auditorio principal.

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