The 14th building of the Kremlin, built in the Soviet years on the site of the demolished church and monasteries, suffered the same fate. But why did this? What do experts, archaeologists and the president say? Let's get it together.
Why was the 14th building of the Moscow Kremlin built and intended?
The building you are interested in is the former building of the presidential administration, built next to the Senate Palace and Spassky Gate on the territory of the Moscow Kremlin. The facade of the building was facing the Taynitskaya Tower and the garden of the same name, and the building also had an excellent view of the Moscow River. The 14th building of the Kremlin used to be among the buildings that formed Ivanovo’s Detinets Square. April 2016 was the last month in the life of this building.
Historical reference
The authorities of the Soviet Union decided to develop the state without the participation of persons directly related to religion. Also, this policy included such an action as the demolition of churches, monasteries and other religious sites. Unfortunately, in 1929, the Miracles and the Ascension Monasteries, as well as the Small Nikolaevsky Palace, were destroyed on the territory of the Moscow Kremlin. In their place in 1934 built the very 14th building of the Kremlin. It so happened that the authorities did not name this building, but only assigned the dry serial number "14". Two decades later, the Palace of Congresses was built.
For many years, it was believed that the administrative building was designed by I. I. Rerberg. But in 2014, papers were found indicating that the building was designed by Moscow architect Vladimir Apyshkov. Rerberg, in turn, controlled the construction process.
Until 1935, the First Soviet Military School was located in the building, but then it was transferred to Lefortovo.
Then, in 1938, the Secretariat of the Presidium and the Kremlin administration were located in the building.
After 20 years, the premises of the building were rebuilt for the Kremlin Theater. The audience architects calculated on 1200 seats! Three years later it was closed, since the theater was unsuitable for large events.
In the following years, another reconstruction took place. Now the 14th building of the Kremlin belonged to the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union. Until 1991, meetings of the Supreme Council were held in the corps.
In the summer of that year, on the fourth floor, the first president of the Russian Federation, B. N. Yeltsin, began his activities.
From 1991 to 2012, this building housed some units of the presidential administration, protocol and foreign policy services, as well as the press service.
How did the reconstruction of the building end?
In the first year of the second millennium, it was decided to begin the reconstruction of the building. By 2011, all units of the presidential administration were transferred to another building. This gave impetus to large-scale repair and construction work. For this, more than 8 billion rubles have been allocated from the budget. For three years, the 14th Kremlin building was hidden behind fabric from curious visitors.
In 2015, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin issued a decree in which he made a decision to demolish the building. By April 2016, there was nothing left of Building 14. A little later, Russian President Vladimir V. Putin proposed to set up a square on the site of the former administration with possible subsequent development. Moscow Mayor S. Sobyanin agreed with this proposal. But before setting up the park, archaeologists worked on the ground. They found various everyday objects of Russians of the 10th century: iron writing, glass fragments of bracelets, book clasps, as well as fragments of a golden flask of the Golden Horde era.
Today, square 14 flaunts on the 14th building; various paths, benches and elegant Pushkin lanterns fill it. Thuja, bushes of lilac, roses and begonias are planted along the sidewalks. At the moment, the name of the park is missing. The presidential administration promised to correct this shortcoming.
Square with possible subsequent development ?!
In parallel with the decree on the demolition of Building 14, President Putin requested the development of a project for the construction of monasteries and a palace that were previously located on the site of the building.