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The project named Crystal Island has been approved in Moscow. Located on the Nagatino Peninsula, it is only 7.5 km from the Kremlin. At 1500ft (450m) high, the Crystal Island project won’t be the tallest piece of architecture on the planet, but covering 27 million sq ft (2.5 million sq. m) of floor space, it will be gimungeous. For comparison, the Burj Dubai, the structure that holds the record for world’s tallest building (810+m) for the foreseeable future will contain about 3,595,100 sq ft (334,000 m²) when completed. So, the Crystal Island project will have 7.5 times the indoor space. London’s prestigious Foster + Partners have designed the mega-structure incorporating solar and wind energy systems, making it eco-friendly. The scheme is seamlessly integrated into a new park landscape, which provides a range of activities throughout the year, including cross country skiing and ice skating in the winter. The Crystal Island visitors will be able to enjoy panoramic views of Moscow on the viewing platforms located 980 ft. above ground. The City Island will have a range of cultural, exhibition and performance facilities, approximately 3000 hotel rooms, 900 serviced apartments, offices and shops, and an international school for 500 pupils. One could easily live and work in a city-inside-a-building like this, and never have to leave. Conceived as a self-contained city within a city, it features a rich mix of buildings including museums, theaters and cinemas, to guarantee that it is a major new destination for the whole of Moscow. Inside of all that amount of area, there is space for almost everything, so the building will count among other things with casino, multi-screen cinemas, and a family entertainment center, as well as a theme park, arena, commercial and leisure center, and a giant parking. Its construction will start during this year and its predictable that it will last for least 5 years, the magnitude of the construction is spectacular. The project is set to be completed between 2012 and 2013.