THE MAIN BUILDING OF MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY

THE MAIN BUILDING OF MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY  (28545)
by HA Studio

Designer: David Huynh

Photography: David Huynh

HA Studio @huynh_arch_studio

I'd like to share The Moscow State University Main Building. I recreated it with this realistic Lego bricks model, and with over 830 pieces. Lego bricks were taken from Big Ben (Lego Creator Expert set 10253). This was a very simple building and the colors were very suitable for The Moscow State University Main Building.

There are three-part:
The main building has 404 pieces.
Two minor buildings are 426 pieces (213 pieces per building)
The old architectural style highlights buildings as more unique and beautiful.

Moscow State University (MSU) is the main building which was designed by Lev Rudnev, is the highest of seven Stalinist skyscrapers of Moscow. It is utilized since its inauguration as headquarters of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. It was completed in 1953. MSU was renamed after Lomonosov in 1940 and was then known as Lomonosov University. It also houses the tallest educational building in the world. According to the 2018 QS World University Rankings, it is the highest-ranking Russian educational institution and is widely considered the most prestigious university in Russia.

H.A Studio (H.A 創作室), (as known as V.Boi Design Studio) is a small studio where specializes in the design and development of architectural models and as well as the re-design of famous icon landmark buildings, houses, and skylines in the world with small scales by Lego bricks. I always love architecture and Lego. As a designer, I'd like to bring whole historical and cultural knowledge in architecture, and life into the Lego world for all ages in order to achieve the term "Play & Learn."

The Main Building of Moscow State University (Lego) measures:
h (height) = 5.8 inches/  147.32mm
l (length) = 10.6 inches/ 269.24mm
w(width) = 4.6 inches/ 116.84mm

Two minor buildings (Lego) measures per building:
h (height) = 1.4 inches/  35.56mm
l (length) = 6.9 inches/ 175.26mm
w(width) = 3.0 inches/ 76.2mm

The skyscraper has 36 levels in its central part and is 240 meters (790 ft) tall. Its roof (182 meters (597 ft)) is topped by a 57-meter spire which ends with a 12-ton five-pointed star. Lateral towers are lower than the central one; two 18 and 9 story dormitory wings define, with the central corpus of the complex, a cour d'honneur courtyard.

The Main Building of Moscow State University is not open to the public. Visitors from outside the university must be pre-approved by their host university and must submit their domestic passport (Russian) or international passport in order to gain entry.

The star on top of the building expressed glory, brightness, and hope for Russia.

                 Main entrance.

Moscow University is probably the best known of Lev Rudnev buildings, for which he was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1949. The University skyline inspired various buildings in the socialist countries, like the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, and also the logo of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Game