The Main Building of the Russian Defense Ministry is the headquarters of the
Russian Ministry of Defense, located in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
,
Russia
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The building was designed by Russian architect
Lev Rudnev and was renovated by
Mikhail Posokhin who was the main architect of Moscow (1960–1982). Ground was broken for construction in 1940, and the building was dedicated in 1952.
The main ministry building, built in the 1940s and renovated in the 1980s, is located on Arbatskaya Square, near
Arbat Street
Arbat Street (Russian ), mainly referred to in English as the Arbat, is a pedestrian street about one kilometer long in the historical centre of Moscow, Russia. The Arbat has existed since at least the 15th century, which makes it one of the ...
. Other buildings of the ministry are located throughout the city of Moscow. The high supreme body that is responsible for the Ministry's management and supervision of the Armed Forces is
The National Defense Management Center
The National Defense Management Center, also known as the National Defense Control Center (NDCC) (russian: Национальный центр управления обороной РФ, ) НЦУО, formerly the Central Command Post of the Gener ...
(Национальный центр управления обороной РФ) which is located in Frunze Naberezhnaya and responsible for centralization of the Armed Forces' command.
The building has eight floors. The walls are decorated with marble, Ural stones: serpentine and granite.
See also
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Lobanov-Rostovsky Palace
Lobanov-Rostovsky Residence or the Lobanov-Rostovsky Palace is a building at 12 Admiralteysky Avenue in Saint Petersburg, Russia, constructed in 1817-1820 for Prince Alexander Yakovlevich Lobanov-Rostovsky
The House of Lobanov-Rostovsky is ...
, Czarist equivalent
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General Staff Building (Saint Petersburg)
The General Staff Building (russian: Здание Главного штаба, ''Zdanie Glavnogo Shtaba'') is an edifice with a 580 m long bow-shaped facade, situated on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in front of the Winter Palace.
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References
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External links
The Official website
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Ministry of Defence (Russia)
Government buildings in Russia
Government buildings completed in 1979
Military installations of Russia
Buildings and structures in Moscow
Arbat District