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Lenin's Mausoleum

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Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as Lenin's Tomb, is a mausoleum on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, holding the preserved body of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, on public display since shortly after his death in 1924 with rare wartime exceptions. From 1953 to 1961 it was named Lenin's and Stalin's Mausoleum, and its outdoor tribune was used by Soviet leaders to observe military parades; designed by Alexey Shchusev, the structure draws on elements from ancient mausoleums such as the Step Pyramid, the Tomb of Cyrus the Great, and, to some extent, the Temple of the Inscriptions.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Mausoleum 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Tverskoy District, Russia 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1930 2
Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account
12 2
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Monument 1
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Monument, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

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Source Lenin's Mausoleum (Wikipedia)
Source Lenin's Mausoleum (Wikipedia)
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1. Lenin's Mausoleum (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • infobox building_type/type field: Memorial
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article (standing)
    Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as Lenin's Tomb, is a mausoleum on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, holding the preserved body of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, on public display since shortly after his death in 1924 with rare wartime exceptions. From 1953 to 1961 it was named Lenin's and Stalin's Mausoleum, and its outdoor tribune was used by Soviet leaders to observe military parades; designed by Alexey Shchusev, the structure draws on elements from ancient mausoleums such as the Step Pyramid, the Tomb of Cyrus the Great, and, to some extent, the Temple of the Inscriptions.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Mausoleum)
    Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as Lenin's Tomb, is a mausoleum located at Red Square in Moscow, Russia. It serves as the resting place of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, whose preserved body has been on public display since shortly after his death in 1924, with rare exceptions in wartime. From 1953 to 1961, it was named Lenin's and Stalin's Mausoleum. The outdoor tribune over the mausoleum's entrance
  • Uses Element: Marble, infobox material field: Concrete and marble
  • Uses Element: Concrete, Infobox material field: Concrete and marble
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2. Lenin's Mausoleum (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1930)
    Wikidata item Q191414, property P1619: 1930
  • Wikidata height (P2048) statement: 12.0
    Wikidata item Q191414, property P2048 (height): 12.0 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Tverskoy District, Russia
    Wikidata item Q191414, property P131/P17 (location): Tverskoy District, Russia
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