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It was designed by Lev Rudnev as the headquarters of Moscow State University, [1] and is the tallest among the "Seven Sisters" constructed in Moscow between 1947 and 1953 in the Stalinist architectural style. It was the tallest building in Europe for 37 years, from 1953 to 1990, [2] before being surpassed by the Messeturm in Germany.
MSU is arguably the oldest, most prestigious and largest university in Russia. This main building is also the tallest of Stalin’s Seven Sisters, a group of similarly styled high-rises around Moscow. The overbuilt central tower consumed over 40,000 metric tons of steel, and from WW II until 1990, it was the tallest building in Europe.
The main building of Moscow State University, one of the Seven Sisters. The Seven Sisters (Russian: Сталинские высотки, romanized: Stalinskije vysotki, lit. 'Stalin's high-rises') are a group of seven skyscrapers in Moscow designed in the Stalinist style. They were built from 1947 to 1953. [1]
Moscow State University (MSU), officially M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, [a] is a public research university in Moscow, Russia. [3] The university includes 15 research institutes, 43 faculties, more than 300 departments, and six branches. Alumni of the university include past leaders of the Soviet Union and other governments.
The seven skyscrapers are the Hotel Ukraina, the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, the Kudrinskaya Square Building, the Leningradskaya Hotel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia main building, the main building of Moscow State University, and the Red Gate Building.
3rd-tallest building in Russia and Europe; the tallest building in Europe from 2014 to 2016, surpassed by the neighboring Federation Tower. [16] [17] [18] 3 Neva Tower 2: 345 (1,132) 79: 2019: Tallest residential building in Europe. 4th-tallest building in Russia and Europe. [19] [20] [21] 4 Mercury City Tower: 330.8 (1,085) 75: 2013
The first departments of the history, arts and archaeology of the Moscow State University were established at 1804. In 1835, the Department of History was separated into the Department of Russian History and the Department of Foreign History.
The main landmarks of the hills are the Moscow State University (at one time the tallest building in Europe) and the Trinity Church . The Sparrow Hills were renamed Lenin Hills (Ле́нинские го́ры, Leninskiye gory) in 1935 after Vladimir Lenin. The historic name was restored in 1999.