About 3,000 people took part in rally against the construction of new Gazprom headquarters in St.Petersburg. Russia. 10/10/2009.
St.Petersburg, Russia, 10.10.2009 - About 3000 people took part in rally against constuction of new Gazprom headquarters in St.Petersburg. Previously, the city government approved the construction of the tower 403 meters height in the city center. The plans of Gazprom led to an unprecedented wave of protests, which were supported even by officials: for example, the Ministry of Culture called on prosecutors to rescind this decision because of numerous violations of the law. Executive Secretary of the Commission for UNESCO of Russia Grigory Ordzhonikidze threatened to exclude the city from the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Leaders of the St. Petersburg Democratic Party "Yabloko" has already complained to the court the permission to build a skyscraper to be recognized as illegal.
