Construction on the U.S. embassy began in 1979 with the help of Russian labor. But in 1982, security experts found that the building was riddled with eavesdropping systems built into its structure.

The U.S. Embassy construction began in 1979, using supports built by Soviet workers. By 1985, U.S. officials discovered the supports had eavesdropping equipment embedded throughout ...

MOSCOW — For more than a decade, the chancery building of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow — red brick, empty and forlorn — was a historical landmark, a cautionary monument to Cold War espionage.

Valeriy Yevseyev/U.S. Embassy Moscow This lavish, neoclassical building has served as the official residence of U.S. ambassadors in Russia since 1933. It was built in 1913 by the richest Russian ...

In the mid 1980s the US discovered that the Soviets had hidden listening devices deep inside the walls of its new embassy building in Moscow, while it was still under construction.

Officials plagued by punctured tires, hacked emails and mysterious break-ins. A view of the main building of the U.S. Embassy in downtown Moscow, Russia, is seen in this, May 14, 2013, file photo ...

In the mid 1980s the US discovered that the Soviets had hidden listening devices deep inside the walls of its new embassy building in Moscow, while it was still under construction.