Touring Moscow

On Tuesday, January 2, we hopped on a tour bus to see the sights of Moscow. We drove through the city while our guide, Elena, told us about the various buildings we were passing. This picture is of one of Stalin's "Seven Ugly Sisters". There are seven of these buildings around Moscow of this type of architecture. This one contains apartments, stores and offices all in one building. Western architects of the time didn't like the architectural style, hence the nickname. Personally, I thought they were rather grand old buildings. Of course, we didn't get to go inside any of them so I don't know what it would be like to live or work in one.