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Vysotsky (russian: Высоцкий) is the name of a skyscraper in
Vysotsky architecture business center and semi-skyscraper was built in 2011. It has 54 floors, total height: 188.3 m (618 ft). The business center Vysotsky hit the Guinness Book of Records, having become "The tallest multifunctional business center in the Ural-Siberian and Central-Asian regions."
An open sightseeing platform on the 52nd floor at the height of offers a panoramic view of the city. The building serves as a nice orientation point when lost in the city.
The business center Vysotsky is named after
Official Vysotsky Business Center website
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ULC-Russia.com: Yekaterinburg & the Ural region
Buildings and structures in Yekaterinburg Skyscraper office buildings in Russia Vladimir Vysotsky Office buildings completed in 2011 2011 establishments in Russia {{Russia-struct-stub
Yekaterinburg
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. It is the third-tallest building in Russia
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outside of Moscow
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History
Vysotsky architecture business center and semi-skyscraper was built in 2011. It has 54 floors, total height: 188.3 m (618 ft). The business center Vysotsky hit the Guinness Book of Records, having become "The tallest multifunctional business center in the Ural-Siberian and Central-Asian regions."
An open sightseeing platform on the 52nd floor at the height of offers a panoramic view of the city. The building serves as a nice orientation point when lost in the city.
The business center Vysotsky is named after Vladimir Vysotsky
Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky ( rus, links=no, Владимир Семёнович Высоцкий, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr sʲɪˈmʲɵnəvʲɪtɕ vɨˈsotskʲɪj; 25 January 1938 – 25 July 1980), was a Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and actor ...
, a Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
poet, musician, and actor. Also, it is a play on words: ''vysoky'' means "tall" in Russian. Behind the building is a bronze sculpture of Vladimir Vysotsky and his third wife, the French actress Marina Vlady
Marina Vlady (born 10 May 1938) is a French actress.
Biography
Vlady was born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine to White Russian immigrant parents. Her father was an opera singer and her mother was a dancer. Her sisters, now all deceased, were the act ...
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See also
*List of tallest buildings in Russia
The first skyscrapers in Russia were built during the Stalinist Era in the Soviet Union. These skyscrapers are known as the Seven Sisters, which were built in the Stalinist architectural style. The first skyscraper to be constructed in Russia wa ...
References
External links
Official Vysotsky Business Center website
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ULC-Russia.com: Yekaterinburg & the Ural region
Buildings and structures in Yekaterinburg Skyscraper office buildings in Russia Vladimir Vysotsky Office buildings completed in 2011 2011 establishments in Russia {{Russia-struct-stub