Monday, 23 April 2012
Radisson Royal Hotel (Hotel Ukraina)
Radisson Royal Hotel , built in 1953 as Hotel Ukraina by Arkady Mordvinov and Vyacheslav Oltarzhevsky, is the second tallest of the seven sisters (198m, with 34 stories). Until 1976 it was the tallest hotel in the world. The hotel reopened on April 2010 after a 3 years renovation as the Radisson Royal Hotel.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Saturday, 31 March 2012
Shabolovka Tower
The Shabolovka tower, also known as the Shukhov radio tower, is a broadcasting tower designed by Vladimir Shukhov. The 160 m. free standing steel structure was built in 1920-1922. It is a hyperboloid structure. Still in use as a radio and television transmitter, the tower in a prominent feature of Moscow skyline.
Gorky Park
Gorky Park was opened in 1928 and is located at Krymsky Val and situated just across the Moskva river.
The Park was planned by Konstantin Melnikov
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Sunday, 5 February 2012
Friday, 3 February 2012
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