Kremlin Presidium building demolished for future archaeological dig
Society & Culture
December 17, 2015, 12:01
Kremlin Presidium stood on the site of Chudov Monastery, founded in 1365, the Ascension Convent and Lesser Nicholas Palace
Kremlin Presidium, also known as Building 14, was a building within the grounds of the Moscow Kremlin in Russia. Constructed in 1934, until 2011 it housed the Supreme Soviet, the highest legislative body of the Soviet Union. The Presidium stood on the site of Chudov Monastery, founded in 1365, the Ascension Convent and Lesser Nicholas Palace. The demolition of the building began in late 2015 and is planned to be finished before March 2016.