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Moscow - beautiful views from Hotel Ukraina
Let me present a set of pics with beautiful views from Hotel Ukraina I took during my trip to Moscow in September this year.
This is the hotel. It's my favorite Stalin highrise in Moscow. ![]() You can see where my room was located Up there I felt like in paradise ![]() ![]() My room ![]() The view from it rocks ![]()
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A pano taken from my hotel room
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Two maps for better orientation. I marked the most important objects that you will see in this thread:
![]() ![]() --- Time for the views. Not many comments from my side in this thread. The pictures speak for themselves ![]() Views from my hotel room, just after arrival: White House and the Stalin-gothic residential at Kudrinskaya Square ![]() New Arbat (street) with the characteristic highrises, built in the 60's ![]() Mayor Office, former SEV (Comecon) building. Comecon was the socialist trading bloc... A little bit later ![]() ![]() Stalin-gothic residential highrise at Kotelnicheskaya and the new-built Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. ![]() Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and the Stalin-gothic Ministry of Foreign Affairs ![]() White House again ![]() Mayor Office. In the background two Stalin-gothic highrises: the Leningradskaya Hotel and the Transport Construction Ministry. ![]() Ostankino TV-tower ![]() New Arbat at late night ![]() --- Two pics taken from the corridor (through dirty windows): Kiev train station. In the background Luzhniki Bridge and Luzhniki Stadium. ![]() The Triumph Palace ![]() --- Sunrise next day seen from my hotel room: ![]() Morning views from my room: Mayor Office. In the background two Stalin-gothic highrises: the Leningradskaya Hotel and the Transport Construction Ministry. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() --- After breakfast I went up this stairs to the outlook terrace at the 31th floor (my room was on the 28th): ![]() Pics in clock-wise order (from south-east to north-east): Moscow River and the Stalin-gothic Ministry of Foreign Affairs ![]() Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ![]() Moscow University ![]() Sparrow Hills highrises ![]() Intersection of the green Ukraine Avenue and Kutuzovsky Prospekt. The University and the Sparrow Hills highrises in the background. ![]() Closer look at Kutuzovsky Prospekt ![]() Ukrainian Avenue next to the Hotel ![]() Two towers at IBC (International Business Centre), the place where Moscows tallest skyscrapers are currently being built. The tower on the left side is "Tower 2000". The one on the right side is the Block A (the lowest one) of the "Naberezhnaya Tower". In the background the Edelweiss residential can be seen. ![]() IBC construction ground ![]() World Trade Center by the Moscow River. ![]() New buildings at Shchukino district. Scarlet Sails etc. ![]() Moscow River and the Triumph Palace ![]() ![]() View to the north-east ![]() Ostankino TV-tower appears at distance ![]() ![]() ![]() --- Time for some night views: Stalin-gothic residential highrise at Kotelnicheskaya and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour ![]() Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ![]() The Moscow University ![]() ![]() The 2 towers at IBC ![]() --- Sunrise views on the next day from the hotel corridor: Kiev Train Station ![]() Kutuzovsky Prospekt. The University and the Sparrow Hills highrises. ![]() The University at the Sparrow Hills (formerly Lenin Hills) ![]() Sparrow Hills highrises ![]() Kutuzovsky Prospekt. Sparrow Hills highrises and the 2 towers at IBC ![]() Two towers at IBC ![]() Triumph Palace ![]() --- And finally a sunrise seen from my room :![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I hope that you enjoyed Moscow from Hotel Ukraina
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wonderful , breathtaking, excellent what else , I dunno but since now You are my favourite photographer on the Forum!!!
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Forever Travelling
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![]() this is breathtaking , thank you for sharing these pictures |
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wOw... moscow is great in those photos! So BIG!!!!! Man u were lucky to get such a room!
great pics!
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wow, moskow is suuuper
i like it nice city thx
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Thank you all for your comments
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I really like your photos too but haven't you been a little bit lazy, lately?
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Great photos!!! What kind of camera do you use?
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Congratulations for your photos Michau!I Have never seen Moscow from that angles.
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You LUCKY guy !!! Pics are superb !!
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Wow, Moscow looks very interesting. Hope you had fun over there.
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OMG, great pictures !!!!!!!!!!
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Wow, amazing pics!! Thank you Michau!
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wow
awsome pics some of the best i have ever seen,
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Breathtaking views!
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Thank you for your comments once again
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