| Russia is currently home to one of the most dynamic and attractive construction equipment markets in the world. METROPOL Group of Companies plans to build a mammoth $3.5 billion (approx. €2.04 bln.) multi-complex district in the heart of the Russian capital of Moscow based on Japanese "green" technology. Moscow will have its Rotating Skyscraper to become the new icon of the Russian capital. The volume of investments into the tower construction is going to exceed $400 million. Okhta Center known before March 2007 as Gazprom City is a construction project of a business center in Saint Petersburg. It will include the first supertall skyscraper in the city. New Holland is a 19-acre artificial island, formed between the Moika River and the Admiralteisky and Kryukov canals, near the famed Mariinsky Theater. Crystal Island is a proposed building project in Moscow, designed by Norman Foster. A £2 billion "city inside a building" in Moscow will be the world's largest building. Expo Center is construction project closely located to the Moscow International Business Center (MIBC), which offers the city a new exposition venue, hotel, and residential development. The Russia Tower is an unfinished supertall skyscraper in Moscow. Construction began in September 2007. Additionally, it would be the tallest building in the world with a natural ventilation system. Sokol City (Falcon City) will be built in St. Petersburg. The total area of Sokol City is 151.5 thousand square kilometers ... |