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The interiors of the Bolshoi Theater after restoration
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Culture, Photos, Video
The State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia, State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of Russia, or just the Bolshoi Theater is one of the largest in Russia and one of the most significant opera and ballet theaters in the world. The complex of theater buildings is located in the center of Moscow, at the Teatralnaya (Theater) Square.
July 1, 2005 the theater was closed for the long-planned reconstruction. On Friday, October 28, 2011 after six years of large-scale reconstruction the Bolshoi Theater was reopened.
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The views from Moscow’s tallest building
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos
“Capital City” is a complex of two tall towers named after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and 18-story building connecting them. The construction was started in 2003, but soon was halted after the redesign.
In 2005 the construction was resumed. The complex was completed in late 2009. The tower “Moscow” (301.6 m) is the highest building in the Commonwealth of Independent States and Europe. Photos by Viktor Ulyanov.
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The largest video mapping projection in history
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Entertainment, Technology, Video
Wonderful highlights of the Alfa Show 4D, the largest video mapping projection attempted in history presented on Moscow City Day on September 4, 2011 at Vorob’yovy Gory (Sparrow Hills) on the main building of Moscow State University. More than 800,000 people attended the event.
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Moscow Palace of Soviets – Soviet architectural giant
3 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, History, Photos
Moscow Palace of Soviets is one of the most famous unfinished architectural projects in history. The huge (the biggest and tallest in the world) building would have become the symbol of the victory of socialism, the symbol of a new country and new Moscow. This project is still amazing in our day.
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The video was captured at Moscow city subway station “Lenin Library” (about seven o’clock in the evening).
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Picturesque Catholic Cathedral of Moscow city
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion
The address of the following Catholic cathedral of Immaculate Conception is Moscow city, Malaya Gruzinskaya Str., 27/13. The photos were captured by Frantsouzov Denis (all the pictures are clickable).
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Signs of the Zodiac park of Moscow city
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Art, Culture, Photos
The following public garden called “Signs of the Zodiac” is located near Sviblovo metro station of Moscow city. The park is known for unique and original sculptures of every Zodiac sign made by Andrey Aseryants.
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Scrap iron pieces sculptures park of Moscow city
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Funny, Photos
The park from the following photos is located in Moscow city and has the name “The Planet Shelezyaka” (meaning the planet of scrap pieces of iron). The park is known for a number of sculptures made of various used pieces of iron.
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