The original construction on the roof of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which is also called "golden brains", generated a lot of myths among the people. Beginning from the unsophisticated ones that this construction is covered with the solar panels to supply electricity to the building and finishing with the rumor that the decorative elements on ( Read more... )

In this article I would like to show you some of my photos, that I've never published before, taken on the roofs of different buildings in Moscow.


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On the photos you can see amazing views from the 33th floor of the house at Horoshevskoe Highway, not far from Begovaya metro station.


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You can enjoy beautiful views and sunsets from the roof of the house in Tushino region.


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For a long time the tower "Moscow" was the highest one in the Moscow International Business Center ("Moscow City"), but the scyscraper "Mercury City Tower" has recently reached its full height of 370 meters and became the tallest building in Europe. Some time ago I was lucky to observe the sunrise on the roof of the tower - the most beautiful views ( Read more... )

The weather was fantastic on that day and we decided to reach the top of a very interesting building, which is the central pavilion of the All-Russian Exhibition Centre (VVC) in Moscow. The building was design in Stalin's Empire style and has attic labyrinthines, spiral staircases, lots of dark places and nooks. We will never forget what we felt ( Read more... )

The multifunctional complex "Skylight" was built in the northwest of Moscow in 2012. It is designed in a high-tech style and includes two symmetrical towers, which are 109 meters high (28 floors) connected by a stylobate until the 5th floor and a bridge on the 20th floor. For a long time it was considered not possible to get to the roof of that ( Read more... )

We have recently managed to reach the top of a very interesting house called "The house in the Pine Grove" ("Dom v Sosnovoy Roshe"). It takes place in the northwest of Moscow, five minutes on foot from the metro station "Oktyabrskoe Pole", and is surrounded by the beautiful pine grove. We could quickly get to the roof of the house and found out ( Read more... )

The photos were taken on the roof of the house in Krasnaya Presnya Street in March 2011. You can see amazing views and sunset from that point.


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The housing estate "The House on Running" is a complex of two towers, connected with a stylobate and a shopping mall. The dwelling part of the estate is impressive in its engineering and architectural design. It is a monolithic structure together with foam concrete blocks, granite decoration and vitrage glazing. Such design is quite logical as "The ( Read more... )