This cultural monument has been marred by years of neglect but… The Union of Russian Architects, in co-operation with DuPont, YEM, Architizer and Karo Film, are pleased to announce an international competition to redesign the facade of the Pushkinsky Cinema, not to restore it to past glory but to create a landmark of the future. The Pushkinsky Cinema was built to display the most significant cinematic productions in Russia. Built at Pushkin Square, it became the landmark of the country’s film festivals, a palace in that the Moscow International Film Festivals (MIFF) for movie protagonists and moviegoers from Moscow and abroad.

The cinema center appears like a dead end to Pushkin Square, as just a huge billboard with no physical worth. Inspired by the cinema’s past condition and its lposition on the square, the design expands the lobby’s facade to reconnect with the city. Working with the cinema’s modern geometries, this expansion takes the form of a pleated glass curtain. Made hold back DuPont’s SentryGlas, the curtain is an insulated assembly that uses the depth of the pleats to make a stable structure free of metal framing. The curtain extends the programmatic possibilities of the cinema, making new space for bars, restaurants, cafes, winter gardens, galleries, and other uses, strengthening the connection between it and the square. Signage is handled by a stainless steel mesh embedded with LEDs that wraps exhaustive all-lighted areas of the facade. The LED mesh provides an extremely flexible system able to engage street life with multiple streams of information. And the result – the renewed transparency of the glass shelter is free to display only the changing light effects of day and night.

The hotel building was renovated in accordance with the look it had many years ago exposed brickwork, original high-ceilings with wooden beams. The former state residence of the Russian tsars, the hotel holds more than three million works of art and artefacts from world culture. Each one of the bedrooms is unique, named and decorated after a famous world city. They feature televisions with satellite channels, washers/dryers, complimentary wireless Internet access.

At Alexander House Boutique Hotel recreational amenities include a sauna and a steam room. Guests are invited to try out a traditional Russian bagna, which is cross between a sauna and a Turkish bath. The hotel also features a library and living room with cozy fireplace, a bar/lounge, a restaurant with its warm atmosphere where you can enjoy a gourmet meal, a cup of coffee or a fine cigar.

This spectacular museum is is one of the largest museums in the world. Located in Moscow, it bears name of its founder – local merchant and textile manufacturer Pavel Tretyakov. The gallery’s history starts in 1856 when Pavel Tretyakov bought several works by Russian artists with the aim of creating a collection and became famous from the minute it was opened to the public in 1870.  The gallery displays Russian fine arts of X -XX centuries. Offering 62 rooms and 130,000 works icons, paintings, graphics and sculpture, State Tretyakov Gallery is considered as a must-see destination for all visitors to Moscow.

Built in 1902–04, the gallery building was designed by the painter Viktor Vasnetsov in a peculiar Russian fairy-tale style. The gallery is situated on two territories, separated from each other by several city districts. Spanning the entire history of Russian art, the collection contains more than 130,000 exhibits, ranging from Theotokos of Vladimir and Andrei Rublev’s Trinity to the monumental Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky. The Tretyakov gives you the chance to discover the rich tradition from which these great artists sprang onto the world stage. 

By the end of the 20th century the State Tretyakov Gallery became one of the world richest treasuries of Russian fine art. The Gallery treasures priceless collection of old Russian icons, paintings, sculptures and graphics of the 18th-20th centuries. It gives the opportunity to represent the whole history of Russian art from the ancient period to our contemporaries. The latest part of the collection, dating from 1950 – 1990, opened on 25th May 2000. Opening hours: Daily – 10:00 to 19:00, except Mondays. Admission prices: For foreign citizens: Adults – 225 rubles.

Four single-domed churches on the corners enrich the silhouette of the ensemble – a masterpiece of Elizabethan Baroque. The plan it forms a square in the shape of a crucifix, made of cell buildings and widows’ house, in the centre is the five-domed Smolny Cathedral. A blue-and-white building is considered to be one of the architectural masterpieces of the architect, who also redesigned the Winter Palace and many other major St. Petersburg landmarks.

According to Rastrelli’s plan, the 160-metre high projected bell-tower was to become the tallest building in St. Petersburg and whole Russia. Never constructed, the model is kept in the Scientific-research Museum of the Academy of Arts. Elizabeth’s death in 1762 prevented Rastrelli from completing this grand design.

Opera de Monte Carlo
Located in the principality of Monaco, the Opera de Monte Carlo was opened in 1879. Designed the magnificent and extravagantly, the opera house was recently renovated. Over 80,000 gold leaves were applied to paintings and moldings, a five-ton chandelier has been entirely rebuilt.  As it seats only 524, it is often difficult to get tickets. This the only opera house in the world to feature exterior views (thanks to the windows overlooking the Mediterranean) from within the concert space.

Teatro di San Carlo
Located in Naples, this is the oldest opera in Europe that has never closed the door. Opened on 4 November 1737 and then it was the largest in the world with its 3300 seats. Teatro di San Carlo is included in World Heritage by UNESCO. 

The Mariinsky Theatre
Opened in 1860, this is pre-eminent theater is located in St. Petersburg, Russia. Named after Empress Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Tsar Alexander II and there is a bust of the Empress in the main entrance foyer. The building was severely damaged during the 900-day Siege of Leningrad, but later restored in 1944. With its marvelous 1,625-seat auditorium it is one of the greatest world class music theatres.

Bavarian State Opera
Built in 1818, Bavarian State Opera is located in Munich and features an impressive exterior and a magnificent interior. Destroyed in World War II it was moved to another place and built in its original form. Re-opened in 1963, the State Opera seats 2,100 people. Today the opera is among the most famous in the world.

Teatro Amazonas
This opera is in the heart of Manaus, deep in the Amazon rain forest of Brazil. Opera House was constructed during the Belle Epoque – the era of rubber that makes Manaus one of the most prosperous cities on the continent. The dome of the opera is covered with 60,000 ceramic tiles imported from France and currently has 701 seats

Romanian Athenaeum
This concert hall is one of the most beautiful buildings in Bucharest. It was built in 1888 in neoclassical style by architect Albert Galeron and considered as one of the architectonical jewellery of Romania. The auditorium (28, 50 m in diameter and 16 m high) having a special acoustics, seats 600 in the stalls and another 52 in loge seating.

 
This is a leading annual architectural event in Moscow. The show will display the latest products related to the home and office decorative and others designing products. Arch Moscow will take its 16th edition on 25 May 2011 to 29 May 2011 at Central House of Artists, Moscow.

Organizer: EXPOPARK EXHIBITIONS PROJECTS. More than 20 000 visitors come annually to the exhibition, which occupies 8500 m². Over 200 companies will participate at the event in 5 sectors: architecture, interior and exterior solutions, furniture design, lighting in architecture, details.

This great contemporary bar is located in St. Petersburg, Russia. Designed by Oleg Igolinsky, the interior displays an ultra modern and innovative design with luxury in style. It is an amazing place to spend the fun time whether alone or with friends. Denispopov Bar interior with pink lighting includes a bar room cleanliness, lighting and neatness.

 The bartender is place in the center of the bar.

The design is so futuristic and minimalist elegant.

The Cosmos Hotel Moscow is located in the north-east Moscow on one of the municipality’s great streets – someone Mira. It is situated next to Nationalist Exposition Centre, Botanic Gardens, and Soul Lot; and 15 minutes absent from Moscow’s historical and concern edifice.

The hotel offers a option of 150 rooms: lone, safety and parallel rooms, as vessel as two-room and three-room apartments. Each domiciliate has a room (bath and rain) and fitted out with primal air conditioning scheme, TV , direct-dial ring (with room airing), Net hit, fridge or mini-bar.

Recreational Facilities: Swimming pool, Casino, Night Club, Solarium and Fitnes center.

Dariali Restaurant, Caucasic cuisine, max room 60, luncheon, dinner – Kalinka Building, Indigen cookery, max seating 100, breakfast, dejeuner, party – Konfuci Restaurant, Asian cooking, max seating 50, dejeuner, dinner – Planet Flower Broad Restaurant, Indweller cooking, max room 200, breakfast, repast, dinner – Sacvoyage Cafe, Continent cooking, max way 60, breakfast, meal, dinner – Terrasa Restaurant-Bar, Inhabitant cookery, max room 100, lunch, party

Situated in the heart of St. Petersburg, the Grand Hotel Europe offers its guests a unique atmosphere and luxurious accommodation. Located close to the Winter Palace Square and Hermitage Museum this 5-star grand hotel provides elegant designed rooms and all the modern comforts you require. 

The Hotel has 279 rooms in several different classes. Each one is designed with antique furnishings and bathrooms with heated marble floors. All rooms are equipped with mini bar, personal safe, satellite TV, hairdryer, Wireless Internet Access and more.

There are eight restaurants that offer delightful cuisines and refreshing drinks. There is a 5-star business center appointed with the latest audiovisual technology. Grand Hotel Europe also features a variety of leisure facilities including a fitness centre, solarium, a sauna, and a massage.

This five-star hotel is situated only 20 minutes’ walk from the Red Square and offers extremely high standards of design and comfort. Describes itself as “the first boutique in Moscow“, the Golden Apple Hotel is a contemporary design hotel that occupies an emblematic, 7-storey building that dates back to the 19th century.

The Golden Apple Boutique Hotel contains 92 superbly stylish modern rooms spread out over 7 floors. Decorated in a bold, minimalist style, all rooms feature all the essentials for functional comfort. Room’s amenities include: individual air conditioning, wireless Internet access, satellite TV, mini bars, and heated floors in the bathrooms.

The hotel offers a huge range of luxurious leisure and business amenities such as a business centre with 2 conference rooms, a health club features a pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, gym all of which are open 24-hours per day, a fashionable restaurant and lobby bar with a funky, relaxed atmosphere.

The Taleon Imperial Hotel has 89 elegantly furnished guestrooms.Its own individual design combines the latest of modern technology with with top of the line Italianate furnishings. Each of the luxurious room has balconies with city, lake, or river views and is equipped with 32-inch LCD TVs, wireless high-speed Internet access, refrigerators, microwaves, and more.

The hotel caters to upmarket business and leisure travelers with opulent amenities. The Taleon Imperial Hotel has a full-service spa and health club that offers an indoor pool, fitness center, steam room, sauna, salt room, and beauty salon and massage services. There are 3 restaurants one of which is a rooftop Victoria restaurant offers Russian cuisine and has a panoramic outdoor terrace.

11 floors, 219 rooms – it is one of the best hotels in Russia. Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow is a world-class hotel designed for travellers which looking personalised service and high levels quality. With a 6-Star rating, the hotel is located in the heart of Moscow, only a few minutes walk from the Kremlin, Red Square. 

The luxurious styled hotel rooms are equipped with all modern amenities including:  individual climate control, satellite TV, luxury bathrobes and slippers, minibars, personal safety deposit boxes, high-speed Internet access, and hairdryers. Of course the prices are high but then again, if you’re staying in the world’s most expensive city what else would you expect?
 

Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow Hotel’ amenities: a business center that offers workstations with the latest software and high-speed broadband Internet access, 3 full service specialty restaurants, two lounges, sushi bar, fitness center and spa center includes a heated indoor pool, Turkish bath,  massage room and different body and beauty treatments.

With impressive traditional architecture, the Angleterre Hotel is among the most luxurious business hotels in St. Petersburg. This is a stylish five-star hotel set in the heart of the historic district of the city and it is an ideal spot for those who wish to explore the city’s centre. The hotel is a member of the Worldhotels Deluxe Collection.

The Angleterre Hotel provides 193 modern, comfortable guestrooms and five stylish furnished suites. The luxurious rooms are beautifully designed and equipped with many modern comforts like an interactive satellite TV system, Internet, climate control, electronic safe and marble bathrooms fitted with a bathtub and shower.

With three conference rooms, a theater-style auditorium and business centre, The Angleterre Hotel is perfect for business events. Other facilities include a spa center, a multi level gym, a small indoor swimming pool and a restaurant serves a selection of both national and international dishes. Prices from € 181 per night

Just a short distance from the airport in St.Peterburg in Russia, and with its own private fleet of cars, the Corinthia St Petersburg offers superior levels of comfort and service in a highly-convenient setting close to the very heart of this awe-inspiring city.

The collection of four restaurants and bars; serving stunning local and international cuisine, as well as a sumptuous Sunday brunch, are among the best in the city. And with no less than eight separate types of accommodation on offer, it is no secret that guest choice is of paramount importance.

Hotel Ukraina is lies on the picturesque bank of the Moscow River in the very heart of the administrative and trade heart of Moscow. The building of the four-star hotel Ukraina is one of the most famous monuments of Soviet classicism and very popular hotel with rich traditions. Built in the 1950s to demonstrate the prowess and glory of the Soviet regime, the Hotel Ukraine offers a unique mixture of Stalinist architecture and Renaissance finery.

The hotel reopened its doors again after a 3-year-renovation on April 28, 2010 and now called Radisson Royal Hotel. The hotel offers a wide range of modern conveniences to suit both the business and leisure traveler. It features 864 guest rooms are located on the 24 floors of the hotel and include 10 suites, 55 deluxe rooms, 417 doubles and 382 singles, many with impressive panoramic views of the city. All the 30 stories of the sky-high building are connected by 6 high-speed elevators.

The hotel proposes several restaurants with Ukrainian, Russian and European dishes, a 24 hour fully-equipped business center, conference facilities up to a capacity of 180 delegates, fashionable nightclub, post office, numerous shops, air ticket booking-office, drugstore, sauna, solarium, beauty salon, cleaning and laundry, 24 hr. room-service, boutiques.