White House (Moscow)
The White House (Russian: Белый дом, tr. Bely dom, IPA: [ˈbʲɛlɨj ˈdom]; officially: The House of the Government of the Russian Federation, Russian: Дом Правительства Российской Федерации, tr. Dom pravitelstva Rossiyskoi Federatsii), also known in Russia in the 1990s as the Russian White House, is a government building in Moscow. It is the primary office of the government of Russia and is the official workplace of the Russian Prime Minister.[1][2]
| The House of the Government of the Russian Federation | |
|---|---|
| Дом Правительства Российской Федерации | |
| Дом правительства РФ.jpg | |
| General information | |
| Type | Parliament |
| Country | Russia |
| Construction started | 1965 |
| Completed | 1981 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Dmitry Chechulin, Pavel Shteller |
White House (Moscow) Media
- View of Moscow 1972 Hammond Slides.jpg
View of Moscow (1972) showing the construction site of the complex.
- August 1991 coup - awaiting the counterattack outside the White House Moscow - panoramio.jpg
Rally at the walls of the House of Soviets during 1991 coup attempt
- White House Moscow - August 1991 defences - panoramio.jpg
Makeshift barricade near the walls of the House of Soviets during 1991 coup attempt
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The White House in 1993, soon after it was shelled by tanks
- Krasnopresnenskaya 2 01.JPG
Facade of the building after reconstruction (2008)
- Russian White House.webm
Russian White House (Moscow, Russia) from helicopter
- Moscow-vysotki.jpg
Panorama of Krasnopresnenskaya embankment, with the White House in the center (2008)
References
- ↑ "Белый дом на Красной Пресне". Московская правда. 2016-01-21. Archived from the original on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ↑ "Проект здания Центрального дома "Аэрофлота"". Культура.РФ. 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
