Building of the People's Commissariat of Нeavy Industry. А. Vesnin, V. Vesnin, S. Lyaschenko. Version. 1934
"... Four towers, up to a height of 160 metres, on a stуlоbate which harmonizes with the Kremlin wall. A rhythmical construction, expressed in four vertical elements and the colonnade of the stylobate, creating a visual extension, essential to the longitudinal framing of the Square and responding to the Kremlin wall. The vertical divisions correspond to the four divisions of the Kremlin tower and are necessary for the inclusion of the building into the overall ensemble. The project envisages a single vestibule the length of Red Square". Extract from annotations to the project.
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