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Main Building of the Ministry of Defense (Russia)

Coordinates: 55°43′40″N 37°35′22″E / 55.72778°N 37.58944°E / 55.72778; 37.58944
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Third Building of the Ministry of Defense
Третий дом Министерства обороны
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StatusCompleted
LocationMoscow,  Russia
AddressFrunzenskaya Embankment, 22
Coordinates55°43′40″N 37°35′22″E / 55.72778°N 37.58944°E / 55.72778; 37.58944
Construction started1940
Completed1951
OwnerRussian Defense Ministry

The Third Building of the Ministry of Defense of Russia is the headquarters of the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Armed Forces. It is situated on Frunzenskaya Embankment in Moscow, Russia.

2008 (before the 2014 additions)

The building was designed by Russian architect Lev Rudnev. Ground was broken for construction in 1940, and the building was dedicated in 1952. Additional buildings were added to the complex in 2014.[1]

The main building of the Russian Ministry of Defense is the General Staff building, built in the 1980s about three kilometres away near Arbatskaya Square. Other buildings of the ministry are located throughout Moscow.

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References

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  1. ^ Tkachenko, S. (2020). "Набережные Москвы-реки как лаборатория советской архитектуры. Верховный суд на Фрунзенской набережной (Москва невоплощенная)". Architecture and Modern Information Technologies. 2 (51): 173–174. doi:10.24411/1998-4839-2020-15111. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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