The Kremlin walls, towers and cathedrals lit at night above the Moskva embankment

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Presnya & Moscow City: Our Favourites

The towers of Moscow City and the Hotel Ukraina.

The back story

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    Presnya and Moscow City

    Presnya & Moscow City·In depth

    The towers of Moscow City, the Hotel Ukraina and the river.

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What to see and do

  1. The towers on the river

    Moscow City

    Presnya·Business district

    The cluster of glass towers on the Presnenskaya embankment, with observation decks high above the city.

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Where to stay

  1. One of the Seven Sisters

    Hotel Ukraina

    Dorogomilovo·Grand hotel

    The tallest of Moscow’s hotels, one of the Seven Sisters, on a bend of the Moskva.

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