The buildings were erected from 1947 to 1953 and are frequently referred to as "Seven Sisters."
The Soviet government originally intended to construct nine such skyscrapers in total, however the last two buildings, namely the Zaryadye Administrative Building and the Palace of the Soviets, were never built.
The Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building.
CC BY-SA 2.0 / Uwe Brodrecht / Moskau 2015Sculptures adorning the walls of the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building.
Sculptures adorning the walls of the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building.
© Sputnik / Alexander Vilf / Go to the mediabankThe interior of the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building.
The interior of the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building.
© Sputnik / Maxim BlinovThe Hotel Ukraina, now also known as Radisson Royal Moscow.
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The Hotel Ukraina, now also known as Radisson Royal Moscow.
© Sputnik / Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankThe view of Moscow City business center from the Hotel Ukraina.
The view of Moscow City business center from the Hotel Ukraina.
The interior of the Hotel Ukraina.
© Sputnik / Maxim BlinovThe Russian Foreign Ministry's main building in Moscow.
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© Sputnik / Maxim Blinov
The Russian Foreign Ministry's main building in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Belousov / Go to the mediabankThe Russian Foreign Ministry's main building in Moscow.
The Russian Foreign Ministry's main building in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Natalia Seliverstova / Go to the mediabankThe Russian Foreign Ministry's main building in Moscow.
The Russian Foreign Ministry's main building in Moscow.
Moscow State University
© Sputnik / Yury Artamonov / Go to the mediabankA view of Moscow from the Moscow State University building.
A view of Moscow from the Moscow State University building.
The main building of the Moscow State University.
Kurdinskaya Square Building in Moscow.
CC BY-SA 4.0 / Oleg Tokarev / Residential building: Kudrinskaya sq. house 1 (cropped photo)The star atop the Kudrinskaya Square Building in Moscow.
The star atop the Kudrinskaya Square Building in Moscow.
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Вячеслав Ребров / Moscow ZooA view of the Kudrinskaya Square Building from the Moscow Zoo.
A view of the Kudrinskaya Square Building from the Moscow Zoo.
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Amarhgil / Верхняя часть высотки на Красных воротахThe view of the Red Gate Building in Moscow.
The view of the Red Gate Building in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Maxim BlinovThe Red Gate Building in Moscow.
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© Sputnik / Maxim Blinov
The Red Gate Building in Moscow.
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Amarhgil / Боковой вход в высотку на Красных воротахSide entrance of the Red Gate Building in Moscow.
Side entrance of the Red Gate Building in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Maxim BlinovThe Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel in Moscow.
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© Sputnik / Maxim Blinov
The Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel in Moscow.
CC BY-SA 2.0 / Sergey Norin / Moscow 1009The Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel in Moscow.
The Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel in Moscow.
CC BY-SA 2.0 / Komsomolskaya Square, Leningradskaya hotel tower on the right - view to city center / Komsomolskaya Square, Leningradskaya hotel tower on the right - view to city centerThe Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel in Moscow.
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The Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel in Moscow.