What is Palace of Soviets?
The '''Palace of the Soviets''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Dvorjez Sovjetov / Дворец Советов) was a [[building]] project planned by the [[government]] of the [[Soviet Union]]. A contest was held for the [[architecture|architectural design]] of the building from 1931 until 1933. [[wikt:construct|Construction]] was started on the building in 1933, but was stopped in 1941 because of [[World War II]]. The building was going to be used as a [[administration|administrative center]] and meeting place. It was to be built in [[Moscow]] near the [[Kremlin]]. The [[palace]] would have had a height of 415[[metre|m]]. This would have made it the largest building of the world at that time. [[File:The Soviet Union 1937 CPA 551 sheet of 4 (4 x Palace of the Soviets) (cropped).jpg|275px|thumb|The definitive [[1937]] design on a [[postage stamp]].]] The building was designed by the [[architect]] [[Boris Iofan]]. During its design, there were many changes to how it would look and to the location of the palace in Moscow. {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:1930s in the Soviet Union]] [[Category:Palaces in Russia]]