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Originally Posted by Grumpy
An odd sight to see all those chimneys in the core of the city
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Moscow, as I am sure you know, is northern-most megapolice of 15mln people, and probably the coldest too. There are a number of big heat/electricity generating plants in the city, but only one of them- the one on Kievskaja embarkment is anywhere close to historical city center.
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Even this plant is well outside Garden Ring, but it is close to Hotel Ukraina, IBC and Moscow State U, so it does get in a lot of pictures.
Good news - most of these chimneys do not emit much toxic stuff - mostly CO2 and water vapor. Bad news - these chimneys on Kievskaja do interfere with skyline. It is technically possible to clean the emissions and release them from much lower chimneys, but it would cost some $$, and I have no idea if fathers of the city consider doing away with Kievskaja chimneys any time soon for aesthetic reasons.