Téma: Moscow

One of the world’s most ambitious building projects, Crystal Island has been granted preliminary planning permission in Moscow. Enclosed within a vast mega structure covering a total floor area of 2.5million square metres – the project’s scale is unprecedented. At 450m the scheme in one of the tallest structures on the planet, creating a spectacular new emblem on the Moscow skyline. Conceived as a self-contained city within a city, it contains a rich mix of buildings including museums, theatres and cinemas, to ensure that it is a major new destination for the whole of Moscow.

Classic music and haute horologie masterpieces united for one night in Tretyakov Art Gallery. On November 28, 2007, in the Vrubel Hall Vacheron Constantin Watch House supported the concert of «Musica Viva» Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alexander Rudin, People’s Artist of Russia, and Royal Danish Opera soprano Sine Bundgaard. Virtuoso performance of Haydn and Mozart pieces, paintings by Russian classic artists and timepiece chefs-d’oeuvre by Vacheron Constantin from the Patrimony collection created the unforgettable genuine art triumph atmosphere .

Prestige Jet, the new, fast-growing, private aviation company operating out of Abu Dhabi International Airport, projects that up to 25% of its business could come from the Russian market by the end of 2008.