Crystal Island

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World’s Biggest Building Coming To Moscow: Looks Like It Will Be Christmas Year-Round

7:00AM December 27, 2007 | Sean Fallon

Christmas may be over, but if designer Sir Norman Foster has his way, everyone in Moscow will be staring at a 1500ft tall, 27 million square foot, $US4 billion dollar Christmas tree every day of the year. The structure, dubbed “Crystal Island” is being described as a “city within a building” and will feature 900 apartments, 3000 hotel rooms, an international school for 500 students, cinemas, a theater, a sports complex and more.

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