Kudrinskaya Square Building, Residential skyscraper in Presnensky District, Russia.

Kudrinskaya Square Building rises over 22 floors and reaches a height of 160 meters with its tower spire, where the central crown alone measures 30 meters. The facade shows heavy stucco, vertical lines and narrow windows, while side wings arrange themselves symmetrically around the main tower.

The building was laid down on 7 September 1947, the day Moscow celebrated its 800th anniversary, and completed in 1954 as the last of the seven Stalinist skyscrapers. It rose on the site of the 17th-century Church of the Intercession in Kudrino, demolished in 1937. The Ministry of Aviation Industry supervised construction, and many flats went to aviation managers and test pilots, earning the nickname "House of Aviators".

Residents nicknamed the tower "House of Aviators" because many flats went to aviation-ministry managers and test pilots, since the Ministry of Aviation Industry under Mikhail Khrunichev oversaw the construction. The lobbies have marble columns, stained-glass windows and candelabra-shaped lamps, and stained glass also fills the windows above the lifts and of the former deli. The two lower floors held Gastronom No. 15, then the city's largest food store with 124 staff, plus a 540-seat cinema, a hairdresser, a studio and a post office.

The building sits centrally near Barrikadnaya metro station, from where many city districts can be reached quickly. Visitors can walk around the exterior and view the proportions from different angles, as the square remains accessible on all sides.

The upper floors contain apartments with ceilings over 4 meters (13 feet) high, which is rare even for old Moscow buildings. The outer corners of the tower are slightly rounded, so shadow patterns and light reflections shift throughout the day.