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Lubyanka Building
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Lubyanka Building Headquarters of the FSB in Moscow, Russia _(Learn how and when to remove this message)_ | Lubyanka ( Russian: Лубянка, IPA:[\[lʊˈbʲankə\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Russian "Help:IPA/Russian")) is the popular name for the building which contains the headquarters of the FSB on Lubyanka Square[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubyanka_Building#cite_note-1) in the Meshchansky District of Moscow, Russia. It is a large Neo-Baroque building with a facade of yellow brick designed by Alexander V. Ivanov in 1897 and augmented by Aleksey Shchusev from 1940 to 1947. It was previously the national headquarters of the KGB. Soviet hammer-and-sickles can still be seen on the building's facade.
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Lubyanka (Russian: ÐÑбÑнка, IPA: [lÊËbʲankÉ]) is the popular name for the building which contains the headquarters of the FSB on Lubyanka Square in the Meshchansky District of Moscow, Russia. It is a large Neo-Baroque building with a facade of yellow brick designed by Alexander V. Ivanov in 1897 and augmented by Aleksey Shchusev from 1940 to 1947. It was previously the national headquarters of the KGB. Soviet hammer-and-sickles can still be seen on the building's facade.
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1898
Operational
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Facility profile
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1898
Region
Krasnoselsky District
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Death-row facility
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Notable inmates
Nikolai Krestinsky1883–1938 · diplomat
János Esterházy1901–1957 · politicianCount János Eszterházy (Hungarian: [ËjaËnoÊ ËÉstÉrhaËzi]; rarely Slovak: Ján Esterházi; March 14, 1901 â March 8, 1957) was a prominent politician of Hungarian ethnicity in inter-war Czechoslovakia and later in the First Slovak Republic.
WÅadysÅaw KochaÅski1918–1980 · military officerWÅadysÅaw KochaÅski (noms de guerre "Bomba" and "Wujek"; 7 November 1918 â 12 December 1980) was an infantry captain in the Polish Army during World War II.
Gerrit van der Waals1920–1948 · resistance fighterGerrit Hendricus Maria van der Waals (24 April 1920 â 11 August 1948) was a Dutch officer of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and a member of the wartime resistance.
WÅadysÅaw Anders1892–1970 · military officer
Fritz Noether1884–1941 · mathematicianFritz Alexander Ernst Noether (German: [ËnøËtÉ]; 7 October 1884 â 11 September 1941) was a German mathematician who emigrated from Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union.
Raoul Wallenberg1912 · architectRaoul Wallenberg (4 August 1912 â disappeared 17 January 1945) was a Swedish architect, businessman, diplomat, and humanitarian.
- Gerrit van der Waals1920–1948 · resistance fighter
Gerrit Hendricus Maria van der Waals (24 April 1920 â 11 August 1948) was a Dutch officer of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and a member of the wartime resistance.
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Data completeness
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Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q646334)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
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Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Lubyanka Building. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lubyanka-building
"Lubyanka Building." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lubyanka-building.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Lubyanka Building},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lubyanka-building},
urldate = {2026-10-20}
}