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Printed from: http://petersburgcity.com/news/city/2010/12/10/Kukuruza_Gazprom_101210/ City news, 10.12.2010 03:07 St. Petersburg tower site to be moved from center![]() The governor of Russia's northern city of St. Petersburg says a hulking skyscraper will not be built in the central location that had been earmarked, a small victory for activists who say it will spoil the historic skyline. Valentina Matvienko did not say Thursday where the proposed 400-meter (1,300-foot) Okhta Center - a headquarters for Russian gas giant Gazprom - would be built. UNESCO has warned that building the tower could endanger St. Petersburg's status as a world heritage site.
News source: Forbes.com
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