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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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Directly beyond the Natural History Museum, with its five golden onion domes, sits the small and beautiful ornate Russian Church. Built from 1912-1914, to appease a Russian diplomat afraid to worship in Bulgarian churches, the church is named after St. Nikolai “The miracle maker”. To this day wishes are written on slips of paper and placed in the wooden box by the white marble sarcophagus of Bishop Serafim (1881-1950), who is buried in the crypt. Although never canonised, he is revered by many Bulgarians as a saint. The gold domes were recently re-gilded with gold leaf donated by the Patriachate of Moscow, making the Russian church one of Sofia‘s most attractive photo motives.

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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.

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The rich architecture and significant historical importance of the Poznan city are good reason to fun trip for people from all walks of life. Poznan is the second main centre of the first Polish state that emerged here in the Middle Ages. With a strategic position on the Berlin – Moscow train line, one of the most beautiful cities north of the Alps – Poznan will be for many their first experience of Poland. It has a stunning central square, thriving night-life, fascinating museums and many attractions in the surrounding area.

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The Cathedral of Basil the Blessed, is a Russian Orthodox cathedral erected on the Red Square in Moscow in 1555–1561. The Monument to Minin and Pozharsky is made of bronze. Not particularly large, it consists of nine chapels, built on a single foundation. According to legend, however, it was built by an Italian architect who was blinded so that he could never create anything that was similar or equal. The St. Basil’s Cathedral, along with the Red Square were inscribed by Unesco as World Heritage Sites in 1990!

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