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St. Petersburg governor relocates controversial Okhta Center skyscraper

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St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko said on Thursday the construction site for the divisive 400-meter Okhta Center skyscraper will be moved. 09.12.2010, Sputnik International

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St. Petersburg governor relocates controversial Okhta Center skyscraper

16:42 GMT 09.12.2010

St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko said on Thursday the construction site for the divisive 400-meter Okhta Center skyscraper will be moved.

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St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko said on Thursday the construction site for the divisive 400-meter Okhta Center skyscraper will be moved.

© The Okhta Center ™Plans by Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom to erect a needle-like tower, derisively dubbed Gazoscraper, next to the 18th century Smolny Cathedral have prompted fierce public opposition in the country's second largest city.

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Plans by Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom to erect a needle-like tower, derisively dubbed Gazoscraper, next to the 18th century Smolny Cathedral have prompted fierce public opposition in the country's second largest city.

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Downtown St. Petersburg is a UNESCO world heritage site and critics say the Okhta Center will ruin the city's unique low-rise skyline.

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The $2 billion project is sponsored by the Russian energy giant Gazprom.

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"We have talked to Gazprom and made a joint and final decision to move the project to another site," Matviyenko said.

© The Okhta Center ™She did not say exactly where it would be built, only adding that there will be "thorough consultations" on the issue with the city's urban development committee and other expert groups.

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She did not say exactly where it would be built, only adding that there will be "thorough consultations" on the issue with the city's urban development committee and other expert groups.

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Local residents and public activists were outraged by the plans of the Russian energy giant Gazprom to build the Okhta Business Center.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev earlier advised to wait with construction of the skyscraper.

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Director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre Francesco Bandarin also criticized the project.