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What's the building to the right of the cathedral? Actually, it looks like two buildings joined. What a fascinating architectural study!
(Sorry if I'm asking more questions than you can answer. )
What's the building to the right of the cathedral? Actually, it looks like two buildings joined. What a fascinating architectural study!
(Sorry if I'm asking more questions than you can answer. )
Hmmm... I am not sure which one exactly you are talking about, but if you'll look at the description of Cathedral Square in Kremlin - you'll know what Churches/other historical buildings there are...
...and the most dreaded newest ones on outskirts of Moscow, dubbed as "sleeping districts" ( meaning people have such a long commute to their work and back, that they only come to sleep in their apartments.)
I hope that gives the general idea of the city ( which is really a huge megalopolis by now - 10 mil. + people...)
Sounds fine, it would be great to see them. It's weird that this subforum isn't just filled with amazing photographs.
I get my fix elsewhere. TOS prevent me from posting a link but you can PM me if you want. But be careful, if you think you're spending too much time on C-D, it's not going to get any better on those other sites
...and the most dreaded newest ones on outskirts of Moscow, dubbed as "sleeping districts" ( meaning people have such a long commute to their work and back, that they only come to sleep in their apartments.)
I hope that gives the general idea of the city ( which is really a huge megalopolis by now - 10 mil. + people...)
The old parts of the city are beautiful--I assume they're also a lot more expensive. It's amazing how bad the urban design is for the newer parts of the city.
Be careful what you wish for. We had a spammer who would flood the Russia threads with photos.
Erasure, who took the photo of the camel in front of the MacDonald's sign? That's just priceless!
What church is that, in what neighborhood? Are there two churches there? It looks like there's a 2nd one farther back...
Ruth, I assume that all pics are made by my girl-friend, (an ex)-neighbor next door, but I am still waiting for an answer where did she find a LIVE camel in the midst of Moscow ( now that I've realized that it was a real camel indeed...)
The old parts of the city are beautiful--I assume they're also a lot more expensive. It's amazing how bad the urban design is for the newer parts of the city.
Oy, the new buildings came in place I believe around the 60ies, when a lot of people from near-by villages ( and from all over the country ) started moving to Moscow to fill the spots on Moscow's factories. Plus downtown homes were mostly what's called "communal apartments" when few families shared the same amenities ( bathroom, kitchen) so the families with children in particular were moved into those new buildings where each family had its own apartment.
Back in 70ies the newer districts had their own perks - plenty of space around, huge parks and ponds. It was great time to have a dog in Moscow))) So those locations ( and apartments) were actually quite desirable.
In post-Soviet times things turned around and real estate in the center of Moscow became highly prestigious and crazily expensive.
about history, all anatolia and istanbul is an heaven for an archelogist.
we Turks are building a subway tunnel under bosphorus thats around a km long and while digging down,
they found ancient harbour remains dating back to 380-390 AC, with 36 ship remains and over 40 000 distinct historical pieces.
called theodosius harbor. they found 8500 years old human footprints as well
but this ancient things stopped subway construction for a while
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