House_of_the_Soviets_(Orenburg)

House of the Soviets (Orenburg)

House of the Soviets (Orenburg)

Building in Orenburg, Russia


The House of the Soviets (Russian: Дом Советов) is the headquarters of the government of Orenburg Oblast and the governor of the oblast.

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The House of the Soviets is in Orenburg, the oblast's capital. It is a historic and cultural monument of the peoples of the Russian Federation under the number 5600042000.[1][2]

House is located in Lenin Square. In the front is park with a fountain and a statue of Lenin.

House was built in the 1930s for the soviets (governmental councils). The house has 5 floors and a cour d'honneur. The walls were built from bricks.

The building is also home to the oblast's:

  • Ministry of Finance
  • Ministry of Economic Development

See also

  • Court Building in Orenburg

References

  1. "Памятники истории и культуры (объекты культурного наследия) народов Российской Федерации". kulturnoe-nasledie.ru. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04.

51.7672°N 55.0958°E / 51.7672; 55.0958


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