This tower was a proposed project in the early soviet union, designed in 1919. It would have been 1300 feet tall, and would've had 4 spinning structures, used for housing government offices.The first structure would be a cube, used as a room for lectures and conferences, it would complete it's rotation in the span of 1 year. The next structure would have been a small pyramid hosting executive activites, completing a rotation at the end of every month. Further up, they planned to have a cylindrical structure, used as a newsroom and broadcasting facility, it was planned to rotate once every day. Finally, there would be a hemisphere at the very top equipped with radio equipment to broadcast audio, it would have even had a projector to display messages on the clouds!
Even though this design was never built, it's still near and dear to my heart. The design is meant to represent the upward spiral of history and optimism for a communist future, and even though neither of those things hold true today, it remains an endearing example of constructivism and communist architecture.
This is a miniature replica of the design, built in the Royal Academy of London. There are plenty of replicas today, but this is one of my favourites. I'm visiting london soon, and I hope it's still there.
