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January 4, 2007

Will skyscraper ruin unique skyline of St. Petersburg?

  • Lead architect for the Britain-based RMJM firm that designed the tower said he believes it echoes St. Petersburg's other spires.
    • By IRINA TITOVA
    Associated Press Writer

    AP Photo/File [enlarge]
    People examine a model of the skyscraper that Gazprom, Russia’s natural gas monopoly, plans to build in the historic Russian city. The glass-encased, twisting tower would rise 1,050 feet.

    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — From the day that its construction began in 1703, St. Petersburg has been an audacious architectural endeavor. But critics say a new project goes much too far.


     
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