Sokolniki District
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sokolniki District (Russian: Соко́льники) is a district in Eastern Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia; located in the north-east corner of the city. Population: 54,975 (2002 Census).
Sokolniki got its name from the word "сокол" (sokol, meaning "falcon") in lieu of the Tsar's falcon hunting grounds which were located there, primarily on the territory of the present-day Sokolniki Park. The district also provides the name for one of its metro stations: Sokolniki Metro Station.
The district is home to the FC and HC Spartak Moscow. The latter plays its games in the Sokolniki Sports Palace, located within Sokolniki Park.
In 2006, after twenty years of construction and changing ownership, a twenty-story hotel had finally opened overlooking the Sokolniki metro station and Sokolniki square. This hotel is now the Holiday Inn Sokolniki.
The Elite House in Sokolniki will soon be one of the largest buildings in the world with DuPont Tyvek used as a weather and water barrier.
 |
This Central Russia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
