Central Federal District

View from Manege Square with equestrian statue of Marshall Georgy Zhukov

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From Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge

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aka “The Worker and Collective Farmer Woman”

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Lomonossow-Universität

Metrostation Mayakovskaya

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Photo taken with Arthur Lookyanov, www.Moscow-Driver.com

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Photo taken with Arthur Lookyanov, www.Moscow-Driver.com

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And Patriarshy Bridge

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Saviour Tower and Lenin's Mausoleum

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Metrostation Novoslobodskaya

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Moskau City

Moskau City

Former Hotel Ukraina and one of Stalin's Seven Sisters

"Hotel Ukraina was commissioned by Joseph Stalin. It was designed by Arkady Mordvinov and Vyacheslav Oltarzhevsky (leading Soviet expert on steel-framed highrise construction), and is the second tallest of the neoclassical Stalin-era "seven sisters" (198 m (650 ft), with 34 stories). It was the tallest hotel in the world from the time of its construction until the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel opened in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in 1976. Construction on the low river bank meant that the builders had to dig well below the water level. This was enabled by an ingenious water retention system, using a perimeter of needle pumps driven deep into the ground.

The hotel opened on May 25, 1957. It closed in 2007 for a complete renovation and restoration. In 2009, the owners signed a contract with the Rezidor Hotel Group to manage the hotel as the Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow. The hotel maintains its original name, however, for some purposes.

The hotel reopened on April 28, 2010 after its 3-year-renovation. The façade was restored in detail, while modern technology has been added, including multi-level water cleaning systems and air circulation systems.

The hotel was acquired by billionaire property investor God Nisanov for £59 million during an auction in 2005. He co-owns it with Zarakh Iliev." From Wikipedia

Photo taken with Arthur Lookyanov, www.Moscow-Driver.com

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"The White House; officially: The House of the Government of the Russian Federation, also known as the Russian White House, is a government building in Moscow. It stands on the Krasnopresnenskaya embankment. The building serves as the primary office of the government of Russia and is the official workplace of the Russian Prime Minister." From Wikipedia

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