POST-REVOLUTIONARY BUILDINGS
1960-89. (Translated by
Andrei Frizyuk)
The principal object of the Soviet construction industry was
to provide population with dwelling and industry with buildings. Limited
resources (due to the enormous military expenditure and poor quality of
administration) and the quick pace of construction were hard to combine with
true artistry. Still, there were some interesting designs, even where
similiar/uniform buildings were concerned.
Although the projects were actually designed by
architectural institutes, only the chief architects are mentioned in the
articles below.
Maritime Station
Pay attention to the windows: they stand for wind-blown sails. The
78-meter steeple is crowned with a ship effigy.
The ship-like building was constructed in 1977-82 to a design by
Vitaliy A. Sokhin.
Address: Morskaya Slava Sq.
Nearest metro station: Primorskaya
Location:
Leningrad (St.Petersburg) Hotel
The building, based on a design by Sergei B. Speransky, was
constructed in 1970 to the left of the cruiser Aurora. Originally
conceived as the Hotel Aurora, it had been named Hotel Leningrad until
1991 when it was renamed to Hotel St.Petersburg.
Address: Pirogovskaya Embankment, 5/2
Nearest metro stations: Ploschad Lenina, Gorkovskaya
Location:
Moskva Hotel
It was built in 1967-77 to a design by David S. Goldhor
Address: Alexander Nevsky Sq., 2
Nearest metro station: Ploschad Alexandra Nevskogo
Website: www.hotel-moscow.ru
Location::
Finland railway station
It was built in 1960 to a design by Nikolai V. Baranov
Address: Komsmola St., 5
Nearest metro station: Ploschad Lenina
Location::
The administration of the Leningrad region
It was built in 1981 to a design by D.S.Goldhor, K.N.Emelyanov, and
Y.V.Sitnikov
The Central Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernatics
The 70-meter tower contains an experimental station, with an aerial
added somewhat later. The complex was constructed in 1973-1986.
Address: Tikhoretsky Avenue, 21
Nearest metro station: Politekhnicheskaya
Location:
The Lenin Complex of Music and Sports ("SKK")
It seats 25,000 spectators. 56 steel columns hold the overhead
cover measuring 160 meters in diameter. 40 meters higher is a
diaphragm of steel petals: its total weight is 8,000 tones.
The complex was built in 1980 to a design by N.V.Baranov,
I.Tchaiko, and F.N.Yakovlev.
Address: Gagarin Avenue, 8
Nearest metro station: Park Pobedy
Location:
Pribaltiyskaya Hotel
It was built in 1969-78 to a design by N.N.Baranov, S.I.Evdokimov,
V.I.Kovaleva, and P.F.Panfilov. The complex contains 1,200 guest
rooms. The walls are lined with aluminium plates.
Address: Korablestroiteley St., 14
Nearest metro station: Primorskaya
Website: www.pribaltiyskaya.ru
Location:
Great Concert Hall "Oktyabrskiy" ("BKZ")
The Octiabrsky Concert Hall with 4,000 seats was built in 1967 to a
design by V.A.Kamensky, Zh.M.Verzhbitsky, and A.V.Zhuk
Address: Ligovskiy Avenue, 6
Nearest metro station: Ploschad Vosstaniya
Location:
Yubileinyi Sports Complex
It was
built in 1967 to a design by A.P.Morozov and G.P.Morozov. The main hall
accomodates up to 10,000 persons. Both sport events and pop concerts are
held there.
Address: Dobrolyubov St., 18
Nearest metro station: Sportivnaya
Location:
Branch office of the Russian National
Library
The building was constructed throughout 1980s and 1990s
for the Saltykov-Schedrin Public Library (subsequently renamed). The
architects were V.Scherbin, L.Varshavskaya, and L.Kiselhof
("Lenproekt")..
Address: Moskovsky Avenue, 165/2
Nearest metro station: Park Pobedy
Website: www.nlr.ru
