Lenin's Mausoleum
architectural structure in Red Square, Moscow
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Summary
Lenin's Mausoleum is a mausoleum[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of mausoleum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,486 views/month, #2 of 298).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tverskoy District[3]
- Country: Russia[4]
- Instance of: architectural landmark[5]
- Architect: Alexey Shchusev[6]
- Owned by: Russia[7]
- Named after: Vladimir Lenin[8]
- Architectural style: Egyptian Revival architecture[9]
- Made from material: granite[10], labradorite[11], porphyry[12]
- Part of: Kremlin Wall Necropolis[13]
- Commons category: Lenin Mausoleum[14]
- Has part(s): Lenin's body[15]
- Commemorates: Vladimir Lenin[16]
- Inception: 1930[17]
- Located on street: Red Square[18]
- Official website: http://fso.gov.ru/struct/skmk/pravila_kremlin/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lenin Mausoleum[20]
- Floors above ground: 1[21]
- Time of earliest written record: 1924[22]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23]
- Structure replaces: Second wooden Lenin's Mausoleum[24]
- Heritage designation: federal cultural heritage site in Russia[25]
- Date of official opening: 1930[26]
- Native label: Мавзолей Ленина[27]
- Height: 12 m[28]
- Appears in the heritage monument list: Category:Kremlin Wall Necropolis[29]
Why It Matters
Lenin's Mausoleum has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]