Russia

Peter and Paul Cathedral in Kazan is an Orthodox church in the historical center of the capital of Tatarstan, built in memory of the visit in 1722 of Emperor Peter I. Gift to the sovereign The emergence of an Orthodox church in Kazan associated with the name of Peter I, who visited the city three […]

The Vvedensky Vladychny Convent is the oldest Russian monastery, founded in the XIV century, located on the southern outskirts of the city of Serpukhov, on the banks of the Nara River. Monastery of St. Alexis The Vvedensky Vladychny Monastery founded by the special will of the Mother of God. Once the Metropolitan of Kiev, St. Alexy […]

Senatskaya is one of the main and oldest squares in St. Petersburg. Included in most excursion routes around the city.It is associated with important historical events and is adjacent to outstanding architectural monuments. It is on Senate Square that the famous monument to Peter I on horseback is located, which has become one of the symbols of […]

In November 2011, a 54-storey building made of glass and concrete opened in Yekaterinburg – the Vysotsky business center. The modern business complex included in the Guinness Book of Records in the nomination “The highest multifunctional business center in the Ural-Siberian region.” Vysotsky the first skyscraper built in the city of Yekaterinburg, in the Urals and […]

The Iset Tower in Yekaterinburg is a 52-storey skyscraper on the territory of the Yekaterinburg-City business quarter, which proudly adorned the city’s main embankment. The windows of the skyscraper offer a panoramic view of the Iset River, the embankment, the historic Plotinka square and the Church on the Blood. High-altitude ambitions The Iset Tower is […]

“Tower Mercury” is a bright and noticeable, ultra-high skyscraper, located on the territory of the Moscow international business complex “Moscow-City”, on Krasnopresnenskaya embankment – 15. Elite skyscraper – within walking distance from Vystavochnaya metro station. Table of Contents “Mercury City” – a golden skyscraper The tower project is the result of the painstaking work of the […]

The business center in St. Petersburg, the skyscraper erected by Gazprom, called the Gazprom tower. Built in Lakhta, the historical part of the Primorsky district of St. Petersburg, the public and business complex also called “Lakhta Center”.Here is the headquarters of the state concern “Gazprom” and its company. It is the tallest building in the northern capital […]

Dimensions: length 781 m, height 83 m Locality: Cherepovets Construction start 1970 / opening date: 1979 Designer: Lenpromtransniiproject Original name: October bridge The Oktyabrsky Bridge in Cherepovets is the first cable-stayed bridge to appear on the territory of Russia. It thrown across the Sheksna River and will connect two districts of Cherepovets – Industrialny and Zasheksninsky. […]

Dimensions: length 655 meters, width 24 meters Locality: Kirovsky district of the Leningrad region Construction start: 1978 / opening date: 1981 Original name: Ladoga bridge The Ladoga Bridge thrown across the Neva and is a drawbridge. It is located a few kilometers from the source of the Neva, near the Murmansk highway and the village of […]

Dimensions: length 905.7 meters Locality: Saint Petersburg Construction start 1960 / opening date: 1965 Original name: Alexander Nevsky bridge The Alexander Nevsky Bridge in St. Petersburg is the longest drawbridge. The crossing got its name in honor of Prince Alexander Nevsky, and its opening timed to the anniversary of the October Revolution of 1917. History The […]