Vysotsky (skyscraper) explained

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.

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, 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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ura.ru/content/svrd/18-06-2008/articles/3593.html «Все это обошлось в 150 миллионов баксов»
  2. Web site: Emporis building ID 269978 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307083830/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/269978 . usurped . March 7, 2016 . Emporis.