Kadashevskaya Embankment

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Kadashi

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Ceiling

The ceiling of the architecture museum.

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Big and Small

In the yard of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Looks like this church building is still functioning as civic facility. 

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What Season?

Look like warm autumn or spring day, is'n it?
In fact it's cold winter day. Temperature is about -15 C.


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Geometry

 I stuck to the geometry of the building (experimental termal power plant was located here in 1920 and still works), pipes and autos. Hope you like it too.

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Reflection

I am more into trees and flowers and historical sites kind of Moscow, but sometimes the urban city views win my attention completely. 

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Village "Sokol"

The jem - village "Sokol" (falcon), 21 hectare, approx.52 acres) is located in busy and noisy surroundings near the center of the city. It was founded in 1923 and that time aimed to introduce the idea of town-garden, the place combining best features of both, town and garden.

Artists, economists, engineers bought city land and paid rather much to get shell-scheme apartment of their own, and these apartments survived with more or less changes the years till now. In 1936 the construction was stopped and the idea was critiqued - as the government recommended to pay more attention to the construction of workers' communal buildings vs individual apartments.

The names of the streets: Vrubel, Shishkin,  Kramskoy, Surikov, Levitan, etc.

While looking for details about "Sokol", I found the realty site where the selling price of the building amounted to 9,000,000 US dollars.

Map of the place from Wiki.

And the drawing of the apartment (source - Wiki).

Photos of the apartments, by streets, here.

Wiki in RUS about the village.

Google map.

If you are in Moscow, please walk, go by bike, drive there, as the place is the oasis, believe me. 

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Girls Dancing

I took my friend to the sightseeing deck at Leninsky prospect to enjoy the view of the city from new point. Sure new point it was as several girls were practicing dancing in this remarkable decoration. Attention and focus moved quickly to new direction.

Google map.

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Mosco church

In the Yards

Same yard which I showed you yesterday.
When you found Paraskeva, you start looking around, expecting more findings. And here they go: The amazing cupolas above the same old yard.
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Paraskeva

Look at this ordinary yard in the center of the city. Old walls, concrete and bricks. Nothing special. And then suddenly one can notice the icon fixed to the door.
It is the icon of Paraskeva Piatnitsa, the street is named "Piatnitskaya" after her. She was killed during the persecution of Christians in the 3rd century.

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Moscow Yards

 All this crooked corners, peeled paint, ugly windows, rusty roofs.
That's my city. So beautiful.

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Under the Rain

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Reflection

The reflection in the pond at Chistoprudny (Clean ponds) boulevard. I turned upside down the picture (I do not want to confuse you, as the water was very still).
Took this photo few days ago. The nights are very cold these week, and raining started. I hope the weather is kinder at your places.

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Curiosity and Hope

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Are you in the mood for a conversation?

Lialina Square

It is the smallest square which I know in Moscow. I stood on the opposite side of Lyalina Square when did this photo. Isn't it nice?

In 1812 (Napoleon's intervention) the square was completely burnt out and later was slowly built on. Most of the buildings date to the end of 19th century.

And I like cars, too))

Google map.

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Moscow river

In the City

"On the road" photo. I was confused by the number of air coolers on the building and made a shot. Later I realized that it was very recognizeble Moscow photo: traffic jams, famous sky scraper, faceless building blocks of 70ties to the left and old building "decorated" with air conditioners without limits..

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