Palace Of Soviets -

The main hall was designed to seat over 20,000 people.

Visualizing the unfinished "Palace of The Soviets" : r/evilbuildings palace of soviets

The project required the demolition of the , which was blown up on Stalin's orders in 1931 to make room for the "neoclassical citadel". This act was deeply controversial and led some artists, such as the cathedral's choirmaster Pavel Chesnokov, to renounce their careers in protest. Construction and Failure The main hall was designed to seat over 20,000 people

Its internal volume would have surpassed the combined volumes of the six tallest American skyscrapers at the time. palace of soviets