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... )

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 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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Zhivopisny Bridge (Picturesque bridge) is the first cable-stayed bridge in Moscow and the highest one in Europe. It spans Moskva River in north-western Moscow. The construction of the bridge is a very nice and unique. Under the top of the arch, at height of 100 meters, there is an ellipsoid-like glass structure that was initially intended to house ( Read more... )

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... )

The restaurant "Sky Lounge" is situated on the top floor of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the center of Moscow, at height of more than 100 meters above the city. The views we saw there took our breath away! If you walk around the terrace of the restaurant, you'll see a full cyclorama of Moscow. You can sit there for long, drinking tea and ( Read more... )