Seven Sisters (Moscow)

The Seven Sisters (called "vysotki" in Russian) are a group of seven Stalinist skyscrapers in Moscow, Russia. They were built during the last 10 years of Stalin's rule in an elaborate style combining elements from baroque Kremlin towers, Gothic cathedrals of medieval Europe, and American skyscrapers of 1930s.

Related Topics:
Russian - Stalin - Skyscraper - Moscow - Russia - Baroque - Kremlin towers - Gothic cathedrals

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They comprise:

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• The main building of Moscow State University (was Europe's tallest building when completed).
• An apartment building on Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya.
• Hotel "Ukraine" (???????).
• Hotel "Leningrad" (?????????????).
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• The Ministry of Heavy Industry.
• An apartment building on Kudrinskaya Square (better known as ??? ?? ??????? ?????????).

The original plans included an eighth tower, which would have been one of the tallest buildings in the world if it had been constructed. Following Stalin's death, it was decided that the projected structure would overshadow the Moscow Kremlin and the Rossiya Hotel was erected on the spot.

Related Topics:
Moscow Kremlin - Rossiya Hotel

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The only tower outside Moscow to be built to a similar scale and design is the Warsaw Palace of Culture and Science, itself a gift from the Soviet Union.

Related Topics:
Warsaw Palace of Culture and Science - Soviet Union

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The Triumph-Palace, tallest building in Europe and 59th in the world, is unofficially referred to as the eighth tower, following completion in 2003.

Related Topics:
Triumph-Palace - Europe - 2003

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Image:Moskau Uni.jpg|Moscow State University

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Image:KudrinskayaSquareHighriseDoors_Moscow.hires.jpg|Heavy wooden doors of the apartment building on Kudrinskaya Square.

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Image:KudrinskayaSquareHighriseStatue_Moscow.hires.jpg|A figure of worker decorating the building on Kudrinskaya Square, an example of Socialist realism sculpture.

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Image:Zaryadye.jpg|Original project for the 8th tower

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