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| Picture No | 10578039 |
| Date | 1933 |
| Description | Model of the Palace of the Soviets, unbuilt design |
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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.
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| Source | Photograph in the Illustrated London News, 9th December 1933 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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