**Stalin's high-rise building on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment** is one of the monuments of Soviet architecture of the Stalin era. The authors of the project of this monumental building, made in the Stalinist Empire style, are well-known architects Dmitry Chechulin and Andrey Rostkovsky.

The building that closes the perspective from the Kremlin to the mouth of the Yauza River, was built in two stages.The first stage of construction lasted from 1938 to 1940, the second - from 1948 to 1952. The height of the central part of the building has 26 floors and is about 176 meters.In total, there are 700 residential apartments in the high-rise building, there are several shops, a post office and a cinema "Illusion". This huge architectural complex consists of four buildings.

The first stage in the construction of the famous skyscraper on Kotelnicheskaya embankment was the construction of building A. This is a nine-story building, the facade of which overlooks the Moscow River. back in the 1930s, it had wood-burning heating: there were chimneys in the kitchens, x - wood stoves. However, this type of heating was not used - over time, the gas supply was connected to the building.

In building A, in its lower part, there is the very first private car parking in Moscow. It was from him that the construction began, in which, by the way, a large number of political prisoners and captured German soldiers participated. Parking, in addition to its main purpose, also performs the function of a retaining wall. In this way, the designers protected the building, which is located on a hill, from possible landslides.

The second stage in the construction of the high-rise building was the construction of building B, the most majestic and tallest part of the architectural complex. In total, there are 33 floors in the building (together with utility and utility rooms). It should be noted that this part of the building is really striking in its splendor and scope. Beautiful lanterns and benches have been installed at the central entrance, while the vestibule was decorated using the grisaille architectural technique typical of the Baroque era. Porcelain bas-reliefs, giant crystal chandeliers, chic bronze candlesticks, massive entrance doors - all this symbolizes greatness, power, strength and beauty.

Another building that is part of the architectural ensemble is called building B. The facade of this part of the building overlooks the Yauza River . There is a post office and a telegraph office. One of the halls of the building has the shape of a stone flower. In its center there is a gigantic mailbox, which depicts the coat of arms of the country of the Soviets.

The building also houses the [Illusion Cinema](https://kudago.com/msk/place/kinoteatr-illyuzion /). Once upon a time, there were huge queues at the ticket office, and even today the cinema is popular among fans of old films. Being a state organization, the cinema offers tickets for screenings at very affordable prices.

In one of the apartments of the famous skyscraper, the [Museum of Galina Ulanova] is arranged (https://kudago.com/msk/place/muzej-kvartira -g-s-ulanovoj/): the ballerina has lived here since 1986. After her death, the interior remained virtually untouched.