The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

In Russian it's called MID

Which means not "Military Intelligence Department" but "Ministerstvo Inostrannyh Del", i.e., Ministry for Foreign Affairs. I have not only passed this complex numerous times but also worked there so ...

one of the seven sisters

The main building of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs doesn't get overlooked, when one is staying in the Smolenskaya area or walking down Old Arbat street. The 172m high building is an impressi...

Great example of Soviet architecture

This is a great example of Soviet architecture, which is located at the end of Old Arbat. You can take great pictures even in a bad weather because of great lighting.

One more imposing state offices high rise in the capital

This high rise is part of the famous Moscow’s seven sisters, it’s size is huge but not sufficient enough to house all the bureaucrats; if you take a look to the next door building it has been added to...

At the end of Old Arbat

I was over to please to run into this magnicent tower by just one of my usual walks in this area. It was closer to my hotel in the Arbatskaya metro area. Actually I was looking for a restaurant and h...