Model of the Palace of the Soviets, unbuilt design
An architect's model of the accepted design for the Palace of the Soviets by Boris Iofan, surmounted by a colossal Lenin in chromium steel. The building was designed for the site of the demolished Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow; construction started in 1937 but was interrupted by the Second World War and never resumed
Picture No
10578039
Media ID
46694318
Size
5347px x 3349px
(2.1MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph in the Illustrated London News, 9th December 1933
Date
1933
