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House on the Embankment

Coordinates: 55°44′41″N 37°36′43″E / 55.74472°N 37.61194°E / 55.74472; 37.61194
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House on Embankment
Дом на Набережной
Map
General information
Town or cityMoscow
CountryRussia
Construction started1928
Completed1931
ClientSoviet government
Design and construction
Architect(s)Boris Iofan

The House on the Embankment (Template:Lang-ru) is a block-wide apartment house in downtown Moscow, Russia. It faces Bersenevskaya Embankment on one side and Serafimovicha Street on the other side. It was completed in 1931 as the Government Building, a residence for the Soviet elite. It was designed by Boris Iofan.

Prior to construction, the site, in the Bersenevka neighborhood of the island opposite the Moscow Kremlin, was occupied by the Wine and Salt Court, an old distillery and excise warehouse. The building currently has 505 apartments (some used as offices), a theater, a movie theater, restaurants, and retail stores.

Notable past residents included:

Svetlana Alliluyeva (citation: Stalin's Daughter by Rosemary Sullivan)

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55°44′41″N 37°36′43″E / 55.74472°N 37.61194°E / 55.74472; 37.61194