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Moscow and Moscow region

2016.04-Moskau-731
Moscow University
by Frank Voigtländer

Lomonossow-Universität

2016.04-Moskau-079-BA
Moscow Metro
by Frank Voigtländer

Metrostation Mayakovskaya

Worker and Kolkhoz Woman - Moscow, Russia
Worker and Kolkhoz Woman - Moscow, Russia
by Joao Eduardo Figueiredo

aka “The Worker and Collective Farmer Woman”

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Dormition Cathedral - Moscow, Russia
Moscow - Kremlin
by Joao Eduardo Figueiredo

aka Assumption Cathedral or Cathedral of the Assumption

"The Cathedral of the Dormition (Russian: Успенский Собор, or Uspensky sobor), also known as the Assumption Cathedral or Cathedral of the Assumption is a Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. It is located on the north side of Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin in Russia, where a narrow alley separates the north from the Patriarch's Palace with the Twelve Apostles Church. Southwest is Ivan the Great Bell Tower. Separately in the southwest, also separated by a narrow passage from the church, is the Palace of Facets. The Cathedral is regarded as the mother church of Muscovite Russia. In its present form it was constructed between 1475–79 at the behest of the Moscow Grand Duke Ivan III by the Italian architect Aristotele Fioravanti. From 1547 to 1896 it is where the Coronation of the Russian monarch was held. In addition, it is the burial place for most of the Moscow Metropolitans and Patriarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church." From Wikipedia

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Kremlin Walls - Moscow, Russia
Red Square - Moscow, Russia
by Joao Eduardo Figueiredo

Saviour Tower and Lenin's Mausoleum

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2016.04-Moskau-136
Moscow Metro - Novoslobodskaya
by Frank Voigtländer

Metrostation Novoslobodskaya

Red Square - Moscow, Russia
Red Square - Moscow, Russia
by Joao Eduardo Figueiredo

From Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge

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Radisson Hotel - Moscow, Russia
Radisson Hotel - Moscow, Russia
by Joao Eduardo Figueiredo

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 - Moscow, Russia
The White House - Moscow, Russia
by Joao Eduardo Figueiredo

"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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State Historical Museum - Moscow, Russia
State Historical Museum - Moscow, Russia
by Joao Eduardo Figueiredo

View from Manege Square with equestrian statue of Marshall Georgy Zhukov

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Red Square - Moscow, Russia
Red Square - Moscow, Russia
by Joao Eduardo Figueiredo

From Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge

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2016.04-Moskau-081
Moscow Metro
by Frank Voigtländer

Metrostation Mayakovskaya

Worker and Kolkhoz Woman - Moscow, Russia
Worker and Kolkhoz Woman - Moscow, Russia
by Joao Eduardo Figueiredo

aka “The Worker and Collective Farmer Woman”

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

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Moscow and Moscow region!
Most notably Andrey Sulitskiy, Frank Voigtländer, Joao Eduardo Figueiredo and Enrica Fabriani.