The Red Gate Building stands in Moscow, near Red Gate square, from which it takes its name. Alexey Dushkin designed it, and it is one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers. It was first intended for the Ministry of Railways.
Construction began in 1947 and finished in 1953, and a second metro entrance opened in 1954. A central block of 24 stories is flanked by two side buildings of 11 to 15 floors. Limestone clads the walls, with red granite at ground level. The interiors are plainer than those of its sister towers.
By 1951 the offices of the central block had gone to the agency Mintransstroi. Later it housed the Ministry of Construction of Heavy Industry, and its administrative part also hosted the Ministry of Transport Construction.
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