Fire station No.19, Moscow

Sokol District, Russia

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

Fire Station No. 19 in Moscow's Sokol District, completed in 1929, is a constructivist landmark designed by architect Aleksandr Kurovsky. Built during the Soviet avant-garde era, the station exemplifies the geometric austerity and functional clarity characteristic of constructivism, an architectural movement that rejected ornament in favor of bold, rational forms. Recognized as a historically valuable town-forming object, the building stands as an important testimony to early Soviet architectural ideals and the modernization of Moscow's urban infrastructure in the interwar period.