Leningrad, which would not be (7 photos) Bashny.Net

Leningrad saved by the fact that out of a Soviet government made "capital city district with destiny", and had no time to "pull" the historic building, as in Moscow.
But Stalin's "plenty of plans" also left its mark on the city on the Neva. We will not remember about the demolished temples, and take a look at the most impressive monument of "Stalinist empire" in Leningrad - Moscow avenue (reflection of Leningrad Moscow).
I recall (sorry, contrary to Title) view House of Soviets on Moscow Square. at the intersection of Lenin and, accordingly, the Moscow prospectus:





But because the District Council House, according to the architects had to look to the Leninski .:



In the panorama of "Stalinist" project "Moskovka" view of the House of Soviets (at the top right), an observer in the previous illustration, I noticed red spots (like where seeing):



And in this project we see the prospect toward Moscow Square. from the park, which managed to lay only after World War II, and was named Victory Park (shown - left).



And this is - the tsimes, not only in Moscow, Khrushchev built on a foundation under the "high-rise"! That's the building was to rise for the Victory Park instead CCM Gagarina:



Here is one of the design options of the first stage of the Leningrad plant named after Lenin, the Order of Lenin subway - "Avtovo" (arh.Levinson). It is worth noting that all of the columns had to be made of crystal glass.



To dismiss redundant questions to say that cut glass columns were to be interpretation faced with, but did not have time to implement because of the drawing in terms of the start of the first branch of the Leningrad subway, it's the idea Levinson that all the columns have been glow from within the soft light (which is why originally did not include chandeliers in the lobby "Avtovo"). Later in the design processes that use the station revealed that the plant, which supplies facing blocks of crystal, no time to execute the order in full. Therefore, half of the columns had oblitsevat marble. (Historical note for wondering such a strange name of the station: named by name the area where it was built. Earlier settled here Finno-Ugric. And their language Avtovo - "sandy place") Again, I apologize for contemporary photography ...



And under a curtain:
Everyone who came to Leningrad to St. Petersburg to Moscow (former. Nicholas) station seen through the green area of ​​the building of the hotel "Oktyabrskaya". But she seemed not always. In 1930, its facade was redone in the then fashionable style of "constructivism." Flagrant contrasting inserts were painted under the general background only in the 60s, and his original view of the hotel acquired just before the Olympics-80 after a major renovation and restoration:



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