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Stalinist
Skyscrapers
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My favourite:
the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs.
Erected (yeesss, isn't that a nice word?)
in 1948-1953.
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Originally, the
spire on top of
Министерство Иностранных Дел (МИД) wasn't
supposed to be there, but after the plans had been showed to
Stalin, it was added for some reason ...
Still, nothing can
ruin the great glory of Stalinist architecture. Not even silly
spires ... Just look at the
wonderful little ornaments on the entrance
gates! |
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Actually, the ornaments on
МИД are a bit more
stern and cool in comparison to the other highrise
buildings.
On
the right, a
МИГ
above the
МИД,
photographed during an
aviation show
in Moscow. (But isn't that a bit
dangerous
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But oh, what I wouldn't
give to be an architect during the period of Stalinist classicism, and
get to design nice little buildings with nice little obelisques all
over them ...
Right here, I'd be building the great glory of Moscow
State University, with all the good work camp convicts (as it is
told), of which some got bricked into the walls (as it is told), and
still haunt poor students (as it is told) ...
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Written by Tinet Elmgren
in 2002.
All pics at which there is no particular indication about
where I might have stolen them from, are taken by yours
truly. |
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