Monday, 29 April 2013

Park Kultury Metro Station



Maxim Gorky

Park Kultury Metro Station was designed by Krutikov and Popov and opened on 15 May 1935.

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

Ostankino Tower


Ostankino Tower is a television and radio tower. Standing 540.1 m  (1,772 ft ) tall, was designed by Nikolai Nikitin.  It is currently the tallest freestanding structure in Europe and sixth tallest in the world.  Ostankino tower was built to mark the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It is named after the Ostankino district of Moscow in which it is located.  Construction began in 1963 and was completed in 1967.

Monday, 8 April 2013

Memorial Museum of Astronautics







 Laika


The Memorial Museum of Astronautics is a museum dedicated to space exploration. It is located within the base of the Monument to the Conquerors of Space. The monument was erected in 1964, is 110 m tall and is made of titanium.

Monday, 1 April 2013

Krasnopresnenskaya Metro Station



Krasnopresnenskaya Metro station was designed by V. Yegerev, M. Konstantinov, Felix Novikov and I. Pokrovsky and opened on 14 March 1954.  The sculpture is by A. Zelinsky entitled Combatant.