Buildings in the Kremlin
The State Kremlin Palace

In 1959-1961, inside the Kremlin, at the Troitskiy (Trinity) Gate in front of the Arsenal, the Palace of Congresses was built on the project of a group of architects supervised by M.V. Posokhin.

Including of a modern building in the architectural ensemble can be reasoned by several centuries’ history the city monument was forming under the influence of any epoch. However, the construction of the Palace was connected with elimination of a most interesting monument of the XIX century’s Russian classicism – the Armoury Chamber by architect Yegotov – and several historical buildings. All these facts  cannot have right in the time of scientific system of preserving historical and cultural monuments.

The Palace’s building was erected in the period of forming of modern architecture and reflected the search and technical achivements of the time. It was built of beton, metal and glass. Either traditional or new construction materials were used for facing.

The key of the building is a 6000-seat hall, equipped either for performances or public meetings and congresses. The 17 m deepen building houses 800 rooms.

In 1992, the Palace of Congresses was renamed the Kremlin’s State Palace. Nowadays, it is a public building and a theatre.