The White House was especially noted in the history of our country by the tragic events of 1993. He became a symbol of the confrontation of two political ideas, and for someone the last refuge.
Location and view
The address of the Moscow Government House is Krasnopresnenskaya embankment, 2. The building, covered with white facing marble, proudly rises above the water surface. From afar, it seems that this is a temple of the ancient gods of Greece. This feeling appears because of the columns on the first tier of the building. A large gray granite staircase descends from the White House to the embankment, demonstrating with its appearance that not everyone is allowed to walk here. The windows offer stunning views of the legendary educational institution of Moscow State University.
Interior decoration
The passage to the building is through a checkpoint, inside there is a fairly spacious hall and a lobby where you can deposit your belongings.
Despite the fact that a large number of tourist routes pass by the Government House of Moscow, the entrance for visitors is closed. Free access to the building is available only to members of the government and people who have received an invitation. The building provides a room for ministerial meetings, where on Thursdays meetings are held at the highest level. Journalists of major federal channels are present at this event; they have a separate equipped room in which you can watch the online broadcast of the meeting. There is also a buffet for media workers, where you can eat after a grueling meeting.
The Moscow Government House has a separate entrance for the country's leaders, as well as an office for the president. At a little distance you can see the exhibition of the Ministry of Emergencies. Next to the meeting room is the control room, from which broadcasts on all news channels.
The house is under round-the-clock security; cameras are located throughout the courtyard.
The building has its own security service, which carefully captures the situation and is ready to prevent danger at any time.
History
The Moscow Government House was built in 1979 according to the project of prominent Soviet architects Chisulin and Steller. From 1965 to 1979, a 100-meter high-rise building was built on the Krasnopresnenskaya embankment near the famous Humpback Bridge.
When the Government House in Moscow was built, it was chosen by the Committee of National Control and the Supreme Council of the RSFSR. In the entire history of the White House, it housed exclusively government bodies. Throughout the entire period of operation, the building remained unchanged, with the exception of replacing the clock with the coat of arms of the Russian Federation and the flag. In 1994, the building was restored after the significant events of 1993. It took more money to restore than to build the Moscow Government House itself. The restoration was carried out by foreign specialists.
1993 events
In the fall of 1993, Boris Yeltsin dissolves the Council of Deputies and the Supreme Council, and removes the vice president from office. Alexander Rutskoi, in turn, appeals this decision to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. The court satisfies Rutsky’s claims and declares Yeltsin’s actions illegal.
Based on this, the Supreme Council signs a decree on the removal of the current head of state, which leads to a bloody conflict.
Yeltsin goes on the air and announces the country's transition to emergency mode. At this time, supporters of parliament are trying to storm the Ostankino tower to gain access to television.
In response, Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin brings troops into the capital and orders to take control of the Government House.
The parties are trying to agree, but unknown snipers come into action, shelling the military and the White House defenders.
This provokes the army to open fire.
The armed conflict lasted several days, as a result, all the upper floors of the Moscow Government House burned out.
