House of the Unions
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The House of the Unions (Russian: Дом Союзов, romanized: Dom Soyuzov, also called Palace of the Unions) is a historic building in the Tverskoy District in central Moscow, Russia. It is situated on the corner of Bolshaya Dmitrovka and Okhotny Ryad streets.[1]
History
The first building on this location was constructed in the early 1770s, and originally belonged to Moscow
Soviet era
After the October Revolution the building was assigned to the Moscow Council of Trade Unions, hence its current name.[1]
During the
Its political significance extended to the
The House of the Unions was also the venue of the notorious
Architecture
Pillar Hall
Between 1784 and 1787 the original building was redesigned and rebuilt by Russian architect
In 1860 Russian Musical Society began a tradition of symphony concerts in the Pillar Hall. Their organizer and conductor was Nikolai Rubinstein.
Today the building's appearance is still very close to Kazakov's original, despite numerous exterior alterations (the last of which was made in 1903-1908).
Other halls
In addition to the Pillar Hall, the building houses several other large rooms such as the October Hall, Hall No 1 (the Round Hall), Hall No 2 (the Banquet Hall), and numerous lobbies.[1]
References
- ^ a b c The official website of the House of the Unions
- ^ a b Blagorodnoye Sobraniye Archived 2010-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, an article from "Encyclopedia 'Moscow'", 1997, Great Russian Encyclopedia publishing house (in Russian)
- ^ "Gorbachev to be buried next to his wife Raisa in Moscow". The Guardian. 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ISBN 0745650767), endpaper map legend No. 4 and p. 68.