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• The submitter wrote: I knew about Hitler's plans to rebuild Berlin. What I didn't know was that Stallin had plans for Moscow that dwarfed Hitler's Berlin. In particular the Palace of the Soviets was designed to be quite a bit larger than the Empire State Building. Stallin did get as far as demolishing the Cathedral of Christ the Savior to make room for it. Here I quote. "The total height of the building was planned at 415 meters (1365 feet), taller than the Empire State Building, the tallest building at that time. The Palace would have housed several museums, the main and secondary auditoriums, with lower and underground levels given to the traffic handling, storage, and technical equipment. The building was supposed to give an impression of an enormous ladder to the sky. The utilitarian purpose of the building was to house Congresses of Soviets, likely the World Congress of Soviets."