The former Moscow City Hall ( Russian : Здание городской думы , lit. ' City Duma building') is an ornate red-brick edifice situated immediately to the east of the State Historical Museum and notable in the history of architecture as a unique hybrid of the Russian Revival and Neo-Renaissance styles. During Soviet times it served as the Lenin Museum in Moscow [ ru ] .
11-968: Lenin Museum may refer to: Lenin Museum in Moscow [ ru ] in the Former City Duma building (Moscow) Musée Lenine , museum closed 2007 in Paris Tampere Lenin Museum , museum in Tampere, Finland Muzeum Lenina w Krakowie , museum closed in 1990 Lenin Museum in Poronin [ pl ] , closed in 1990 Lenin Museum in Warsaw [ pl ] , closed in 1990 Lenin Museum in Kiev (1982-1993), converted to
22-703: A central piece of the Muscovite Revival, Chichagov's design is in reality a hybrid of two styles favoured by the Muscovite bourgeoisie of the 1880s — Russian Revival and Neo-Renaissance. In keeping with their tastes, the building retains the forms of Muscovite antiquity required to prepare a passerby for the medieval solemnity of the Kremlin and Red Square. The roof is reminiscent of the Terem Palace , an early 17th-century structure which may be found in
33-665: Is also typical of Western architecture, as is the ornamental monotony of the façade, which fronts the Hotel Moskva , sprawling on the opposite side of Revolution Square . 55°45′22″N 37°37′07″E / 55.75611°N 37.61861°E / 55.75611; 37.61861 Moscow City Duma 55°45′52″N 37°37′02″E / 55.764503°N 37.61722°E / 55.764503; 37.61722 The Moscow City Duma ( Russian : Московская городская дума , romanized : Moskovskaya gorodskaya duma , commonly abbreviated to Мосгордума , Mosgorduma )
44-461: Is the regional parliament ( city duma ) of Moscow , a federal subject and the capital city of Russia . As Moscow is one of three federal cities , the city duma's legislation can only be overridden by the mayor and the federal government. The original municipal legislature was established in 1785. In 1917, the Mossoviet was established as a parallel administration in the city following
55-995: The February Revolution . After the October Revolution where the Bolsheviks seized power, it was established as the city administration and replaced the Moscow City Duma. In 1993, following a presidential decree, the Moscow City Duma was re-established. The Moscow City Duma consists of 45 deputies who are elected for five-year terms from single-member districts . From 1993 to 2001, the deputies were elected by single-member districts. From 2005 to 2009, 20 deputies were elected on party lists, and 15 from single-seat districts. From 2009 to 2014, 18 deputies were elected on party lists, and 17 from single-member districts. Since 2014, all 45 deputies are elected from single-member districts. The last election
66-520: The Ukrainian House convention center Lenin Museum in Riga [ ru ] , (1961-1991, 2006-2023; [REDACTED] Media related to Lenin's museum-apartment in Riga at Wikimedia Commons) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lenin Museum . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
77-427: The establishment of zemstvo in the late 19th century. In the 1880s, when Red Square and the neighbourhood were being overhauled in the neo-Russian style, the Moscow City Duma decided to commission an impressive building for its headquarters. During the competition that followed in 1887, architect Dmitry Chichagov (1835–94) (Dmitry Chechulin) emerged as the winner. He would build the upper two stories. Building work
88-606: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lenin_Museum&oldid=1174229187 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Monuments and memorials to Vladimir Lenin Hidden categories: Commons category link is locally defined Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Former City Duma building (Moscow) In contrast to other European capitals, Moscow had no city hall until
99-532: The nearby Kremlin, whereas the exuberant form of ornamentation used in abundance for the façade suggests certain motifs from the adjacent State Historical Museum and the Iberian Gate . Despite all these references to the Russian Middle Ages, the principal hall and other interiors used to be liberally seasoned with Italianate elements. The strictly symmetrical ground plan of Chichagov's building
110-599: The personal effects of the deceased communist leader exhibited there or as a negation of pre-revolutionary bourgeois culture. Following the fall of communism, the Moscow City Duma was reinstated but preferred to keep its headquarters in a modest building of the former Moscow Soviet on Petrovka Street. The pre-revolutionary city hall is currently employed to exhibit the vast collections of the State Historical Museum. Although frequently hailed as
121-544: Was begun three years later, with some remains of the early 18th-century Kitai-gorod Mint incorporated into the new structure. After the Russian Revolution of 1917 , the duma was disbanded and the large building was handed over to the Lenin Museum. As a consequence of this decision, opulent pre-revolutionary halls were either plastered or painted over, either to not to distract the visitor's attention from
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