Workers carry out partial demolition of buildings at the former Kresty pre-trial detention centre as part of a restoration project on Arsenalnaya Embankment in St. Petersburg, Russia. KVS Group acquired the complex at auction in February 2025 for 1.136 billion roubles. The developer plans to transform the former prison into a public cultural and business complex featuring hotels, a museum, restaurants and leisure facilities, while preserving its historic architecture.
- Categories: Crime, Law & Justice
- Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Author: Alexei Danichev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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