Domelike hall of the senate (Moscow)

 function hall, interesting place, listed building / architectural heritage

Round domelike hall is the center of the composition of the senate; it is located in the apex of triangle on the plan of building and it is inverted by its facade to the side of the ceremonial (entrance) part of the internal court. Its decorating spectacular circular colonnade of Corinthian warrant (outside - [doricheskogo]) is crowned by the wide, decorated with bas reliefs cornice, above which is raised on the drum the enormous cupola of round hall. [M].[F].[Kazakov] was organically included the cupola of the round hall of the senate in Kremlin architectural ensemble. Located on one axis with the senate tower of Kremlin wall, which notes the transverse axis of Red Square, the cupola of the senate thus is connected with it and with the walls of the Kremlin into the united harmonic means.