Tatlin's Tower
1919 proposed tower in Petrograd, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tatlinʼs Tower, or the project for the Monument to the Third International (1919–20),[1] was a design for a grand monumental building by the Russian artist and architect Vladimir Tatlin, that was never built.[2] It was planned to be erected in Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg) after the October Revolution of 1917, as the headquarters and monument of the Communist International (the "Third International").
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Monument to the Third International | |
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Памятник III Интернационалу | |
Alternative names | Tatlinʼs Tower |
General information | |
Status | Proposed |
Type | Monument, Communications, Conferences, Government, etc. |
Architectural style | Constructivism |
Location | St. Petersburg, Russia |
Height | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Vladimir Tatlin |
Architecture firm | Creative Collective |
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