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Moscow hits the sock
On Pokrovsky Boulevard in Moscow, the demolition of the Tagan PBX began - a monument of architecture of constructivism. Information about this appeared in the FB group of the defenders of the building.
Activists on duty at the facility called the police. Representatives of the developer went with security officials to the department to verify permits. "Come all who can. In an hour of work they will resume!" - wrote a member of the Taganskaya PBX group Aksana flowers shortly up to 13 hours.
It was later reported that a large number of people opposing its demolition arrived at the APC.
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The OP "Basmann", however, said that demolition is carried out in accordance with the permit. Arguments on the ban on demolitions on weekends and holidays by the security forces shallow , saying that amendments that cancel this norm have been introduced in the corresponding metropolitan law.
As of 14:55, the end part of the building was almost completely demolished .
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Demolition of the Tagan PBX
Forests were installed around the perimeter of the building on Friday, and the next day the construction roof was dismantled .
The building of the Taganskaya PBX was built in 1929 according to the project of Vasily Martynovich. According to experts, it is a noticeable example of constructivist architecture. Meanwhile, in February of this year, the Moscow City Council refused to recognize the building as an object of cultural heritage, referring to the fact that the Taganskaya ATS "noticeably dissonates with the surrounding classical development."
Meanwhile, on the site of the demolished building, it is supposed to build a complex of business class apartments.
Public hearings on the demolition of the building and the construction of a new building in its place were not carried out. At the same time, in 2013, the city hall approved the reconstruction project of the PBX, which involves its reprofiling to perform new functions.
On Thursday evening in Moscow, an action was held against the demolition of the monument ( 
On the same day, 36 representatives of the architectural community turned to the mayor Sergei Sobyanin with an open letter, in which they asked to prevent the demolition of the ATS.