The Kremlin's State Palace is a legendary building

The Kremlin State Palace was built in 1961. Its erection lasted one year and four months. These terms are considered truly record. The construction was carried out with the active support of Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, who at that time held the post of first secretary of the CPSU Central Committee.

One of the most important tasks was to determine the site for the construction of the Palace. This was supposed to be a place corresponding to the socio-political purpose of this monumental structure. That is why it was decided to build the Kremlin's State Palace on the Kremlin's territory - an important place for any Russian person.

Posokhin Mikhail Vasilievich became the winner and the head of the construction process as a result of a closed tender for the creation of the project. He headed a team of architects who worked on the development of individual elements of the Palace.

Originally planned to make a meeting room for four thousand seats. However, later the size of the room was adjusted. The reason for this was the example of foreign colleagues: the Chinese architects who worked on the plan of the Palace of Congresses in Beijing, created a project for ten thousand seats with a huge hall for banquets. Khrushchev, who visited this majestic structure, was simply amazed. It was decided to increase the hall that was being built in the Palace to six thousand seats. For the most successful implementation of the conceived group of Soviet architects traveled to the United States and Germany to familiarize themselves with the experience of erecting such buildings.

The development of the facade has also become a difficult process. A great variety of architectural solutions were submitted for consideration. In the course of creative searches, the well-known facade of the Palace has now been formed.

In the summer of 1961, outside the Kremlin State Palace was already completely finished with Ural marble of white color, glass and golden anodised aluminum. To decorate the interiors, such materials as red figured Baku tuff, Karbakhtinsky granite, and marble kaolga were used. The walls and the floor are finished with the use of oak, beech, ash, hornbeam and Pacific nut.

October 17, 1961 was inaugurated the State Kremlin Palace. The official website reports that on that day a festive concert took place, the program of which included a fragment of the well-known ballet titled "Swan Lake". Also, the audience was pleased with the performances of distinguished artists.

The State Kremlin Palace became the central theatrical and concert venue of the whole country . Moscow began to attract even more tourists, as the long-awaited premieres of the Academic Bolshoi Theater were performed on stage, legendary dance and singing groups performed.

The Kremlin State Palace for two decades became the venue for congresses of the CPSU.

In 2003, the building underwent a grandiose reconstruction - modernized sound and lighting equipment. At present, the Palace in its technical equipment is on the same level as the Royal Shakespeare Theater (Stratford), Carnegie Hall (New York) and the Shrine Auditorium (Los Angeles).