Vysotsky | |
Native Name: | Высоцкий |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Alternate Names: | Antey-3 |
Coordinates: | 56.8361°N 60.6146°W |
Start Date: | 2006 |
Completion Date: | 2011 |
Architectural: | 188.30NaN0 |
Top Floor: | 182.930NaN0 |
Floor Count: | 54 |
Cost: | USD $150 million[1] |
References: | [2] |
Vysotsky (ru|Высоцкий) is the name of a skyscraper in Yekaterinburg. It is the third-tallest building in Russia outside of Moscow.
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, a Soviet 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.