Moscow's architectural heritage is under full-scale attack, report warns
Author: Luke Harding
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artcitizens
Source: guardian.co.uk Friday 24 July 2009
* News * World news * Russia Moscow's architectural heritage is under full-scale attack, report warns Historic buildings being destroyed faster than in any other European city as 'overscaled new monsters' are built
Moscow's historic architecture is being destroyed at a faster rate than that in any other city in Europe, a report published today warns.
The Russian capital's classical palaces and Soviet constructivist masterpieces are being replaced by "overscaled new monsters", the document, by the Moscow Architecture Preservation Society, says.
It warns that Moscow's unique and eclectic architectural heritage is under "full-scale attack" as a building boom threatens to transform the capital into an "e ...
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2009-07-30 15:25:08
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