Palace of the Union

Palace of the Union
Дворец Союза
General information
Location	Adrikagorod, Slavic Union
Construction started	August 17, 1951
Completed	March 22, 1963
Opened	June 1, 1963
Cost	Zamastan $35,500,000 ($524,614,075 in 2019 dollars)
Height	942 ft
Dimensions
Diameter	500 ft
Design and construction
Architect	Kharatin Sokolov

The Palace of the Union (Slavic: Дворец Союза) is a building in Adrikagorod, Slavic Union. Originally intended to be 1,300 feet tall but it would only end up being 942 feet tall. The building began construction in 1951 after Vozhd Nikifor Osipov personally sought out architect Kharatin Sokolov to design the building, Osipov's instructions were vague, just telling Sokolov to build a "grand building, one that truly represents the Union", besides this Sokolov was given free reign to design whatever he wanted.

Today the Palace is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Slavic Union.

History

Nikifor Osipov became Vozhd of the Slavic Union in 1940, by 1949 his health was starting to fail and wishing to reinforce his legacy he began looking for an architect to design a grand building. In 1950 he selected Kharatin Sokolov to design the building.

Osipov died in 1953 and the buildings construction became less of a priority for the Slavic government, there were numerous construction delays due to accidents and a lack of funding, the building was ultimately finished in 1963.