One of several proposals of a new Pantheon in Moscow

The Pantheon (Russian: Пантеон), officially also called the Monument of the eternal glory of the great people of the Soviet country (Russian: Памятник вечной славы великих людей Советской страны), was a project to construct a monumental memorial tomb in Moscow, Soviet Union. The tomb was planned to serve as the final resting place for prominent Communist figures along with the remains of Communists who had been buried at the Kremlin wall. According to the plan, Vladimir Lenin's embalmed body would be transferred from Lenin's Mausoleum to the new Pantheon. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 486 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (568 × 700 pixel, file size: 110 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Pantheon, Moscow. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 486 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (568 × 700 pixel, file size: 110 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Pantheon, Moscow. ... A tomb is a small building (or vault) for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ... Lenin redirects here. ... Lenins Tomb, with wall of the Kremlin and the former Soviet Parliament building behind An entrance to Lenins Mausoleum Lenins Mausoleum (Russian: ), also known as Lenins Tomb, situated in Red Square in Moscow, is the mausoleum that serves as the final resting place of Vladimir Lenin. ...

The decision to build the Pantheon was taken by the Central Committee of the CPSU and Council of Ministers of the USSR in a joint decision of March 6, 1953, the day following Joseph Stalin's death.^[1] It was decided that the Pantheon would be built in Moscow, but its location was not further specified. A likely location would probably have been opposite the Kremlin, on the Sophie quay by the Moscow River.^[2] The project was partly inspired by the Pantheon in Paris, and the idea was to transfer all the remains buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis, and convert the Lenin Mausoleum into an monumental tribune overlooking the Red Square. According to the decision, the Pantheon would be accessible to broad masses of workers. The Central Committee, abbreviated in Russian as ЦК, Tseka, was the highest body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). ... This article or section should be merged with Peoples Commissar Sovnarkom (Russian language СовНарКом, the abbreviation of the phrase Совет Народных Комиссар&#1086... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Moskva River (Москва́), also known as the Moscow River, is a small river over 400 miles long, situated in Russia, Eastern Europe. ... The Panthéon Interior Dome of the Panthéon The Panthéon (Latin Pantheon[1], from Greek Pantheon, meaning Temple of all the Gods) is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris, France. ... Kremlin Wall Necropolis The Kremlin Wall Necropolis (Некрополь у Кремлёвской стены in Russian) is a part of the Kremlin Wall, which surrounds the Moscow Kremlin and overlooks the Red Square. ... Interior of the Hagia Sophia. ... For other uses, see Red Square (disambiguation). ...

The decision to build the Pantheon was never executed. Its fate may be connected with the turning point of Stalinist architectural projects after Stalin's death, and with the official condemnation of Joseph Stalin, whose body was removed from the Lenin Mausoleum^[3] on October 31, 1961 and buried next to the Kremlin walls as part of the process of de-Stalinization. The decision of 1953 was further invalidated on December 4, 1974, when the Ministerial Council of the Russian SFSR decided to formally protect the historical monuments of the Lenin Mausoleum and the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... // See also: Nikita Khrushchev After Stalin had died in March 1953, he was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and Georgi Malenkov as Premier of the Soviet Union. ... December 4th redirects here. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... State motto: Russian: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! Translation: Workers of the world, unite! Capital Moscow Official language Russian Established In the USSR:  - Since  - Until November 7, 1917 November 7, 1917 December 12, 1991 (dissolution) Area  - Total  - Water (%) Ranked 1st in the USSR 17,075,200 km² 13% Population  - Total   - Density Ranked 1st in the...

Since 1991, there has been some discussion about removing the Kremlin Wall Necropolis and burying Lenin's body. President Boris Yeltsin, with the support of the Russian Orthodox Church, intended to close the tomb and bury Lenin next to his mother, Maria Blank, in Saint Petersburg. The current Russian President, Vladimir Putin, however, opposes all such measures, pointing out that a reburial of Lenin would imply that generations of citizens had observed false values during 70 years of Soviet rule.^[4] Yeltsin redirects here. ... The Russian Orthodox Church (Russian: ), also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs and primates of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ... Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova (Blank) (Мария Александровна Ульянова (Бланк) in Russian) (6 March [O.S. 22 February] 1835 — 25 July [O.S. 12 July] 1916) was Vladimir Lenins mother. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the incumbent President of Russia. ...

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Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Facade of the Pantheon The Pantheon (Latin Pantheon[1], from Greek Πάνθεον Pantheon, meaning Temple of all the Gods) is a building in Rome which was originally built as a temple to the seven deities of the seven planets in the state religion of Ancient Rome, but which has been a... The Panthéon Interior Dome of the Panthéon The Panthéon (Latin Pantheon[1], from Greek Pantheon, meaning Temple of all the Gods) is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris, France. ... This is a list of famous cemeteries, mausoleums and other places people are buried, world-wide. ... Lenins Tomb, with wall of the Kremlin and the former Soviet Parliament building behind An entrance to Lenins Mausoleum Lenins Mausoleum (Russian: ), also known as Lenins Tomb, situated in Red Square in Moscow, is the mausoleum that serves as the final resting place of Vladimir Lenin. ... Kremlin Wall Necropolis The Kremlin Wall Necropolis (Некрополь у Кремлёвской стены in Russian) is a part of the Kremlin Wall, which surrounds the Moscow Kremlin and overlooks the Red Square. ... Model of the Monument to the Third International Tatlin’s Tower, or the Monument to the Third International, was a grand monumental building envisioned and blueprinted by the Russian artist and architect Vladimir Tatlin, but never built. ...

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