Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, Moscow

Name: Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building
Address: Moscow, Russia

#176 among attractions in Moscow

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Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, Moscow

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Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building is one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers laid down in September 1947 and completed in 1952, designed by Dmitry Chechulin and Andrei Rostkovsky. The main tower has 32 levels and is 176 metres tall. At the time of construction it was the tallest building in Europe. ()

Local name: Жилой дом на Котельнической набережной Completed: 1952 (72 years ago)Height: 577 ftFloors: 32Coordinates: 55°44'50"N, 37°38'34"E

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Центральный административный ок (Таганский)Moscow Russia

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Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gostiny Dvor, Zaryadye Park, Tagansky Protected Command Point, Museum of Russian Icons.

0.8 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Gostiny Dvor, Moscow
21 min walk • Gostiny Dvor, a venerable and expansive shopping centre, stands as a historical and architectural landmark in the heart of Moscow, Russia. With roots tracing back to the 18th century, it is one of the oldest shopping arcades in the world and has long been a hub of...
0.6 miNW
Park
Zaryadye Park, Moscow
16 min walk • Zaryadye Park, a vibrant and innovative green space, is nestled in the heart of Moscow, Russia, within a stone's throw of the Kremlin and Red Square. This urban park, opened in 2017, stands as a testament to modern landscape architecture and urban planning, seamlessly...
0.5 miSE
Museum, Military museum, Military base
Tagansky Protected Command Point, Moscow
12 min walk • The Cold War Museum or Bunker GO-42, also known as "facility-02", CHZ-293, CHZ-572, and GO-42, and now Exhibition Complex Bunker-42, is a once-secret military complex, bunker, communication centre in Moscow, Russia, near the underground Moscow Metro station Taganskaya.
~630 ftSE
Museum, Art museum
Museum of Russian Icons, Moscow
4 min walk • The Museum of Russian Icons is the first in Moscow and the second in Russia private collection of the works of the Old Russian art.
~840 ftW
Bridge
Bolshoy Ustinsky Bridge, Moscow
5 min walk • Bolshoy Ustinsky Bridge is a steel arch bridge that spans Moskva River near the mouth of Yauza River, connecting the Boulevard Ring with Zamoskvorechye district in Moscow, Russia. It was completed in May 1938 by V.M.Vakhurkin, G.P.Golts and D.M.Sobolev.
~1830 ftNE
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Moscow
9 min walk • Gary Tatintsian Gallery is one of the largest private contemporary art institutions in Moscow, dedicated to exhibitions of the leading representatives of the world art scene. Owned and directed by Gary Tatintsian.
0.5 miNW
Theater
Eighth Sister, Moscow
14 min walk • The Eighth Sister is the unbuilt project for the Zaryadye skyscraper in Moscow. It would have been eighth sister to the group of seven postwar Stalinist skyscrapers in Moscow, Russia. The architect was Dmitry Chechulin.
0.6 miN
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
St Vladimir's Church, Moscow
15 min walk • The Church of St. Vladimir in the Old Gardens is a pentacupolar Orthodox church in Basmanny District of Moscow, next to Ivanovsky Convent, close to the confluence of the Yauza and Moskva rivers.
0.5 miSE
Theater, Art Nouveau architecture, Concerts and shows
Taganka Theatre, Moscow
14 min walk • Taganka Theatre is a theater located in the Art Nouveau building on Taganka Square in Moscow.
0.5 miNW
Church, Baroque architecture, Historical place
Church of All Saints, Moscow
14 min walk • Church of All Saints na Kulichkakh is one of the oldest churches in Moscow, located at 2 Slavyanskaya Square. A notable feature of the church is its leaning bell-tower.
0.5 miN
Monastery
Ivanovsky Convent, Moscow
14 min walk • Ivanovsky Convent is a large stauropegic Russian Orthodox convent in central Moscow, inside the Boulevard Ring, to the west of Kitai-gorod, in the district formerly known as Kulishki. It is the main shrine of St. John the Baptist in the Russian capital.

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Which popular attractions are close to Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building?

Nearby attractions include Church of Saint Nicetas, Moscow (3 min walk), Museum of Russian Icons, Moscow (4 min walk), Bolshoy Ustinsky Bridge, Moscow (5 min walk), D. F. Belyaev Townhouse, Moscow (5 min walk).

How to get to Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building:

Bus

Котельническая набережная • Lines: 156, 255 (2 min walk)
Швивая горка • Lines: 156 (2 min walk)

Tram

Яузские Ворота — Памятник Пограничникам Отечества • Lines: 3, 39, А (5 min walk)
Комиссариатский мост • Lines: 3, 39, А (10 min walk)

Metro

Taganskaya (14 min walk)
Marksistskaya • Lines: 8 (15 min walk)

Train

Moscow Kursky railway station (27 min walk)