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Stalins Seven Sisters,
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N 55° 45.540
E 37° 34.864

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Picture of Stalins Seven Sisters (Russia): Kotelnicheskaya Embankment building dominating the area east of the KremlinIt was time to walk the banks of the Moskva river to reach the third Sister of Stalin: the enormous building which currently houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Smolenskaya. One of the tallest Sisters, the building somehow had a dramatic impression on me, perhaps because of the effects of the sunlight sometimes blocked by clouds. Close to the entrance, I found obelisks and grand doors - apparently, the interior is lavishly decorated. After an underground ride, I got off near the Red Square, noticed that the bridge across the Moskva was blocked, and realizing I would not be able to see the parade, I walked along the banks of the river towards Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, where the Moskva and Yauza rivers meet. A grand building with several towers of varying heights, this building seemed like the most adventurous to me, if only because of the variation in its design. Walking towards the south along the banks of the Moskva, I frequently looked back; the views of the building above the river only got better. From here, my plan was to visit Moscow State University, which is the largest sister, but a key station in the underground system was closed, and I decided to visit the last two Sisters instead: Leningradskaya Hotel and Red Gates administrative building. The former is the smallest of the vysotki, overlooking a square with one of the railway stations of Moscow, while the latter dominates a small square. They, too, have a spire with a star on top, typical of all Stalins Seven Sisters. Unfortunately, I was not able to make it to the University Building; as so often is the case with traveling, you sometimes have to leave things for later, if only to have a reason to come back.

Visited: May 2011

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