Monday, 18 June 2012
Friday, 15 June 2012
Friday, 8 June 2012
Monday, 21 May 2012
Ulitsa Prechistenka
Ulitsa Prechistenka (Communion st.), the medieval road leading from the Kremlin to the Novodevichiy Convent , has been one of Moscow's most prestigious avenues since sixteenth century. In Soviet times, the avenue was also named Kropotkinskaya, after the Anarchist Prince Kropotkin, who was born nearby.
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
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