Headquarters of the Main Intelligence Directorate

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Alternative namesThe Aquarium
LocationUlitsa Grizodubovoy 3, Khoroshevskoye, 101000, Moscow, Russian Federation
Coordinates55°46′56″N 37°31′28″E / 55.782284°N 37.524455°E / 55.782284; 37.524455
Current tenantsMain Intelligence Directorate (GRU)
Headquarters of the Main Intelligence Directorate
Штаб Главного разведывательного управления
View of the building from Ulitsa Grizodubovoy
Interactive map of the Headquarters of the Main Intelligence Directorate area
Alternative namesThe Aquarium
General information
LocationUlitsa Grizodubovoy 3, Khoroshevskoye, 101000, Moscow, Russian Federation
Coordinates55°46′56″N 37°31′28″E / 55.782284°N 37.524455°E / 55.782284; 37.524455
Current tenantsMain Intelligence Directorate (GRU)
Renovated2006
Cost₽9.5 billion
Other information
Public transit access#7 Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line Polezhayevskaya

The Headquarters of the Main Intelligence Directorate, commonly known as the Aquarium,[1] is the headquarters of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, and is located at Khodynka Field, the site of Moscow's first airport.

The building was extensively renovated in the early 2000s.[citation needed]

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