Seven most prominent buildings of Moscow
The “Seven Sisters” is the English name given to a group of Moscow skyscrapers designed in the Stalinist style. Moskvich (Muscovites) call them Stalinskie Vysotki (Сталинские высотки / स्तालीन्स्कीए वीसोक्ती), meaning “Stalin’s tall buildings”. They were built from 1947 to 1953, in an elaborate combination of Russian Baroque and Gothic styles, and the technology used in building American skyscrapers.
The buildings had more symbolic than utilitarian value and gave a taste of Soviet architectural and technological progress.
The seven sisters are as follows:
Moscow State University (MGU), Sparrow Hills
Hotel Ukraina
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building
Kudrinskaya Square Building
Red Gates Administrative Building
Hi Priyank,
What a beautiful snap – the one from your plane window.
These buildings look majestic. Similar, and probably less grander, buildings in India are all a legacy of British Raj. Our indigenous architecture has a lot of intricacy and beauty but they are not huge or grand in appearance.
Anil
Thanks Mavin. I think there should be a movement to revive Indian architecture – atleast few important buildings in the city could be made to look ‘nice and functional’ not just functional as the government strategy was back in the socialist days. I agree with you, building grandiose structures was never a priority although a number of places such as Vijaynagar empire, Mughals and Rajasthan depicts some grand constructions.
I have to remember to click a few from my flight! I am going today to cold cold UK.
I hope your trip is going great Mridula!!
Beautiful snaps Priyank 🙂 Impressive photo from the plane!
Thanks Kiran!
Ah, I heard of this before. When I was in Prague, the guidebook told me to check out the Hotel Crowne Plaza, whose building was constructed in a style that mimicked the Moscow State University.
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I liked the building, looks very majestic. They had replicas is most erstwhile Soviet states.
Stunning shots!
Welcome back Bob!
I agree, the picture taken from the plane is very impressive.
Thankyou thankyou!!
seven sisters to me until now meant the babblers, the birds 🙂 catching up on all yr posts..
Ah yes, NE states are also sometimes referred to as Seven Sisters!
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