Re:Why is the Moscow Metro so grandiose compared to other So...
by ch_sm on Monday May 24, 2021 @08:39AM
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Where does the author name Moscow State Uni as an example of brutalism? I can only find a paragraph where they associate it with Stalinist Classicism, which seems apt:
> But the Metro is not the only piece of architecture that rejects simplicity or blandness in Moscow from Stalin's lifetime. In fact, Stalin is most associated with "Stalinist Classicism", which is very ornate, so it wasn't just restricted to the Metro. Example: MGU, Moscow State University..
> But the Metro is not the only piece of architecture that rejects simplicity or blandness in Moscow from Stalin's lifetime. In fact, Stalin is most associated with "Stalinist Classicism", which is very ornate, so it wasn't just restricted to the Metro. Example: MGU, Moscow State University..