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    Is Moscow called the “Venice of the North”? The answer is a definite no. The Russian city sometimes called that is, of course, Saint Petersburg


    Here are the other answers:


    • True: Seven of the ten tallest buildings in Europe are in Moscow, including:


    1. Federation Tower (East Tower) – 373.7 m

    2. OKO (South Tower) – 354.2 m

    3. Neva Towers (Tower 2) – 345 m

    4. Mercury City Tower – 338 m

    5. Eurasia Tower – 308.9 m

    6. Neva Towers (Tower 1) – 302 m

    7. City of Capitals (Moscow Tower) – 301 m


    Incidentally, the tallest building in Europe is Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is 462 m tall.


    • True: Moscow’s subway system is 519.4 km (322.7 miles) long, making it the 8th longest in the world.


    • True: The University of Idaho is based in Moscow—but this Moscow is in Idaho, USA. Moscow, Russia, is home to Lomonosov Moscow State University, one of the world’s highest-ranked universities, with over 40,000 students.


    • True: Moscow was founded in 1147 by Prince Yuri Dolgorukiy.


    • False: Moscow is not the second largest city in Europe—it’s THE largest, with over 13 million residents.


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