#166 l Moscow State University l MOSCOW l 240m l 36fl - Page 3

dcb11 · May 27th, 2003, 11:53 PM

Beautiful building, but keep in mind it was built by Stalin to represent the power of the State. Its meant to intimidate, not impress.

This is part of the "seven sisters" buildings. All Stalinist Gothic. One of them, Palace of Culture, was never built.

http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/wm/pr/100285/

Incidentally, this is the tallest academic building in the world. The second tallest is the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, US).

huaiwei · May 28th, 2003, 03:18 PM

If its meant to intimidate, then it did a fantastic job at tt. 8/10.

james2390 · August 8th, 2003, 07:20 PM

4

AtlanticaC5 · August 23rd, 2003, 07:01 PM

What a great building!! 8.5/10

il fenomeno · August 28th, 2003, 08:49 PM

another communistic monster 4/10

Kommentare · August 30th, 2003, 11:02 PM

10/10

de flatneuroot · August 31st, 2003, 01:55 PM

5/10. it is monsterous and impressive but i get very depressed of it.

renell · August 31st, 2003, 02:15 PM

7/10 it's massive. what can i say about it.. although the design doesn't impress me that much..

Patrick · September 11th, 2003, 09:29 PM

facade: ok
form: i love that russian style, especially this one!
points: 10/10

Buster · September 26th, 2003, 12:24 AM

Bow down to the workers of the world you capitalist pigs. Russian building will krush you like ant on boot.

9/10

dcb11 · September 26th, 2003, 01:31 AM

um...okay

waterloo · September 26th, 2003, 03:15 AM

This is great building!!! 10/10.

Javier · October 2nd, 2003, 12:17 AM

hummm, 7/10.
only for its location

***coth*** · October 22nd, 2003, 10:28 AM

18 october 2003

Jarno Trulli driving F1 RS-23 on Renault Moscow's Show

October 23rd, 2003, 07:18 PM

Loony building.

2/10

Fabio · November 8th, 2003, 05:39 PM

9/10

Great landmark

Mr. Fat Jack · November 12th, 2003, 06:04 PM

Now that's what I call a god-DAMN institution. 9/10

Liz L · November 14th, 2003, 08:51 PM

6.5 / 10 - I've clicked by this thread several times before, and have not voted because I couldn't decide how to rate this imposing, massive pile...Is is a scraper or a castle, or what?

(I might have given it a higher rating as a castle....)

The main tower seems to have a lot of nice "neo-quelquechose" detailing (that wasn't sarcasm - just an inability to identify the style more precisely - or is it several styles?) At any rate, the red string courses (if that's the term i want), the other bands of relief work running around the tower, and the statues seem, as far as I can see, to work well together. The set backs give it some gracefullness in spite of its massiveness.

The smaller towers also seem to work well, and make the overall shape of the building more graceful.

However...

That metal spire with the star & wreath sprouting from what looks like a vase simply comes accross as the world's largest potted plant, perhaps an escapee from that movie "Little Shop of Horrors",

and looks, somehow, completely out of place.

The facade, below the ornament, seems bland, almost dreary, as if the architects had exhausted their energy up there where the building meets the sky...

Sniper · November 16th, 2003, 10:05 PM

8.5/10. Is it the 108th highest building??? It doesn't look that tall

alex3000 · November 18th, 2003, 02:21 AM

6/10

View Poll Results: Moscow State University
10	152	34.78%
9.5	36	8.24%
9	69	15.79%
8.5	25	5.72%
8	43	9.84%
7.5	20	4.58%
7	26	5.95%
6.5	7	1.60%
6	9	2.06%
5.5	1	0.23%
5	11	2.52%
4.5	1	0.23%
4	5	1.14%
3.5	4	0.92%
3 or less	28	6.41%
Voters: 437. You may not vote on this poll

May 28th, 2003, 03:18 PM	#42
huaiwei The Monkey King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore 新加坡 Singapura சிங்கப்&#2986 Posts: 11,897 Likes (Received): 0	If its meant to intimidate, then it did a fantastic job at tt. 8/10. __________________ Majulah Singapura 前进吧，新加坡！Onward Singapore முன்னேறட்டும் சிங்கப்பூர் "My Settlement of Singapore continues to thrive most wonderfully - it is all and everything I could wish and, if no untimely fate awaits it, promises to become the Emporium and the pride of the East" - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, 10th September 1820

August 23rd, 2003, 07:01 PM	#44
AtlanticaC5 Right Here, Right Now Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Stockholm Posts: 2,655 Likes (Received): 0	What a great building!! 8.5/10 __________________ Higher and higher, straight up we'll climb

August 30th, 2003, 11:02 PM	#46
Kommentare Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Kaunas, Lithuania Posts: 447 Likes (Received): 0	10/10 __________________ X

August 31st, 2003, 01:55 PM	#47
de flatneuroot Lord of the Lampposts Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Rotterdam Posts: 1,387 Likes (Received): 0	5/10. it is monsterous and impressive but i get very depressed of it. __________________ "Nationalism is an infantile disease. It has the measles of mankind." (Albert Einstein, 1921). http://www.youtube.com/user/StreetlightsOfSander

May 27th, 2003, 11:53 PM	#41
dcb11 Blue Devil Join Date: May 2003 Location: Duke University, Durham, NC Posts: 188 Likes (Received): 0	Beautiful building, but keep in mind it was built by Stalin to represent the power of the State. Its meant to intimidate, not impress. This is part of the "seven sisters" buildings. All Stalinist Gothic. One of them, Palace of Culture, was never built. http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/wm/pr/100285/ Incidentally, this is the tallest academic building in the world. The second tallest is the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, US).

August 8th, 2003, 07:20 PM	#43
james2390 Tribune Tower Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,920 Likes (Received): 0	4

August 28th, 2003, 08:49 PM	#45
il fenomeno postings fürs herz ♥ Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: milão - mas eu sou do brasil! Posts: 4,222 Likes (Received): 3396	another communistic monster 4/10

August 31st, 2003, 02:15 PM	#48
renell Here Since 2002 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney/Metro Manila Posts: 6,715 Likes (Received): 2	7/10 it's massive. what can i say about it.. although the design doesn't impress me that much.. __________________ dafuq I've been here ten years?!

September 11th, 2003, 09:29 PM	#49
Patrick DWF Alaaf! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kurtrier / Herzogtum Nassau Posts: 2,734 Likes (Received): 291	facade: ok form: i love that russian style, especially this one! points: 10/10 __________________ Viquet oisch, Motz d'Öropp!

September 26th, 2003, 12:24 AM	#50
Buster Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Shantytown Posts: 830 Likes (Received): 0	Bow down to the workers of the world you capitalist pigs. Russian building will krush you like ant on boot. 9/10 __________________ Dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail. . .

September 26th, 2003, 01:31 AM	#51
dcb11 Blue Devil Join Date: May 2003 Location: Duke University, Durham, NC Posts: 188 Likes (Received): 0	um...okay

September 26th, 2003, 03:15 AM	#52
waterloo 긴生머리의그女 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: BUSAN Posts: 732 Likes (Received): 1	This is great building!!! 10/10. __________________ They were just poor people with no food to eat. Nothing to be happy about... -feverwin-

October 2nd, 2003, 12:17 AM	#53
Javier Arquitextualizado Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Santiago Posts: 5,363 Likes (Received): 185	hummm, 7/10. only for its location __________________ Flickr / @xcarras / SKYLINES y Rascacielos Chilenos / SANTIAGO DE CHILE \| On my lens / TPV / CC / T3

October 22nd, 2003, 10:28 AM	#54
*coth* pride leader Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Moscow Posts: 16,254 Likes (Received): 246	18 october 2003 Jarno Trulli driving F1 RS-23 on Renault Moscow's Show __________________ ▐█████▌

October 23rd, 2003, 07:18 PM	#55
airsickpenthousedweller Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	Loony building. 2/10

November 8th, 2003, 05:39 PM	#56
Fabio Go Habs! Go! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Montréal-QC Posts: 5,092 Likes (Received): 2	9/10 Great landmark

November 12th, 2003, 06:04 PM	#57
Mr. Fat Jack Be like the squirl Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Seoul Posts: 56 Likes (Received): 0	Now that's what I call a god-DAMN institution. 9/10

November 14th, 2003, 08:51 PM	#58
Liz L Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 403 Likes (Received): 0	6.5 / 10 - I've clicked by this thread several times before, and have not voted because I couldn't decide how to rate this imposing, massive pile...Is is a scraper or a castle, or what? (I might have given it a higher rating as a castle....) The main tower seems to have a lot of nice "neo-quelquechose" detailing (that wasn't sarcasm - just an inability to identify the style more precisely - or is it several styles?) At any rate, the red string courses (if that's the term i want), the other bands of relief work running around the tower, and the statues seem, as far as I can see, to work well together. The set backs give it some gracefullness in spite of its massiveness. The smaller towers also seem to work well, and make the overall shape of the building more graceful. However... That metal spire with the star & wreath sprouting from what looks like a vase simply comes accross as the world's largest potted plant, perhaps an escapee from that movie "Little Shop of Horrors", and looks, somehow, completely out of place. The facade, below the ornament, seems bland, almost dreary, as if the architects had exhausted their energy up there where the building meets the sky... __________________ Liz L Art Deco rules!

November 16th, 2003, 10:05 PM	#59
Sniper In the bric Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Porto Alegre / Bordeaux Posts: 2,435 Likes (Received): 251	8.5/10. Is it the 108th highest building??? It doesn't look that tall

November 18th, 2003, 02:21 AM	#60
alex3000 I'm not Chinese Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,347 Likes (Received): 1	6/10 __________________ California must protect its borders from AUSTRIA.

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