City Hall and City Duma
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The City Hall and City Duma will be the new home for the Moscow
government and assembly (duma
). It consists of four 308.4 meter (1011.8 feet), 71 story
towers. Currently, the government of the city is using hundreds of smaller buildings throughout the city. It is expected that most of the city's central administration will be gathered in the new complex to provide better organization, allowing the buildings currently in use to be sold.
The project consists of four supertall skyscrapers with several three storey bridge
s between towers and nine storey bridges at the top. The highest bridges will be built in shape of letter "M" for "Москва"(Moscow). The new buildings will be located in the "Moscow-City" construction area, near Kutuzovskiy Prospect by the Moscow River. The project is expected to be completed by 2012
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
government and assembly (duma
Duma
A Duma is any of various representative assemblies in modern Russia and Russian history. The State Duma in the Russian Empire and Russian Federation corresponds to the lower house of the parliament. Simply it is a form of Russian governmental institution, that was formed during the reign of the...
). It consists of four 308.4 meter (1011.8 feet), 71 story
Storey
A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
towers. Currently, the government of the city is using hundreds of smaller buildings throughout the city. It is expected that most of the city's central administration will be gathered in the new complex to provide better organization, allowing the buildings currently in use to be sold.
The project consists of four supertall skyscrapers with several three storey bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
s between towers and nine storey bridges at the top. The highest bridges will be built in shape of letter "M" for "Москва"(Moscow). The new buildings will be located in the "Moscow-City" construction area, near Kutuzovskiy Prospect by the Moscow River. The project is expected to be completed by 2012