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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building

Здание МИД на Смоленской-Сенной площади (Москва)
USSRМосква1948–1953Public buildingsStalinist Empire style
A high-rise designed by Vladimir Gelfreikh and Mikhail Minkus, the only one of the Moscow high-rises without a star on its spire. The 172-metre building has 27 storeys and about two thousand rooms. Its frame was erected in an unusual way - from the top down.
Высотка по проекту Владимира Гельфрейха и Михаила Минкуса, единственная из московских высоток без звезды на шпиле. Здание высотой 172 метра насчитывает 27 этажей и около двух тысяч помещений. Каркас возводили необычным способом — сверху вниз.

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