Stalin’s guard of the Garden ring

Construction 1948-1953.
Height 133 m.
24 levels.
In Soviet period was the Ministry of Heavy Industry.
In the geometric center you can see the Soviet coat of arms. It’s size two floors. In the USSR loved greater sizes.

Photo: Garden ring. (Sadovaya Chernogryazskaya Str.) Moscow.

Jan

8

Gulliver and midgets

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Around Stalin’s skyscrapers no high buildings. This attaches a special charm and beauty of these giants.
Stalshin’s skyscraper Kudrinskaya Sq.
Kudrinskaya Sq. 3 km from Kremlin.
It’s a Residential House! About 450 apartments. No Offices.
Construction 1948—1954.
Height 156 m.

P.S.
Snigdha asked, what i think about photos on her blog. I think this is not just a photos. This on-the-spot report. I have never seen India, and so very interested to see how you live.

Dec

30

Russian size!

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She is a Snegurochka (Snow Maiden), the granddaughter of the Ded Moroz (Santa Clause). In Russia Ded Moroz is accompanied by Snegurochka. They together are symbols of New year.
Russian size
By the way, the building on a background is hotel Leningradskaya. One of the Stalin’s seven skyscrapers. 136 meters, 26 floors.))