Hotel Ukraina on November 25, 2005
The Seven Sisters (vysotki) were built on Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's orders between 1947 and 1953. These photos were taken by Tom and Katya Kiehn, a young professional couple living and working in Moscow.
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At 198 meters (34 stories), the Hotel Ukraina remains the tallest hotel in Europe
Hotel Ukraina, November 7, 2005
Another view of the Hotel Ukraina on November 7, 2005. The Moscow city government sold the building in 2005 for $273 million dollars
Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya, November 5, 2005
Another view of Kotelnicheskaya Embankment building
The Kudrinskaya building, November 13, 2005
Kudrinskaya on November 23, 2005
Hotel Leningradskaya, December 5, 2005
Hotel Leningradskaya viewed from Yaroslavskij Vokzal, December 24, 2005. The building was recently acquired by the Hilton International chain of hotels and reconstruction work is scheduled to be completed in March 2008
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs building on October 23, 2005
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MID), December 29, 2005
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 1, 2006, viewed from the Golden Ring Hotel
Krasnye Vorota (Red Gate) building, December 5, 2005
The Red Gate building, formerly the home of the Soviet Ministry of Heavy Industry,
stands 133 meters (24 stories) tall
Main building at the M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Московский государственный университет имени М.В.Ломоносова), October 30, 2005. It stands near the Sparrow (Vorobey) Hill, a favorite spot for couples to go in Moscow. It was the tallest building in Europe from 1953 until 1988.
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All photos taken by Tom and Katya Kiehn using a Sony DSC-P10 digital camera.
© 2008 All rights reserved. Photos republished with permission.
