This was pretty much the established “preservation” technique in Moscow in the late 1990s which to my surprise was still much as it had been for a century. I eventually realized that the USSR did not have the resources to rebuild its new capital while also reforming the economy and society, fighting its Civil War, a World War, and a Cold War. It’s still seen in Washington DC as well interacting in curious ways with the building height limits.
This was pretty much the established “preservation” technique in Moscow in the late 1990s which to my surprise was still much as it had been for a century. I eventually realized that the USSR did not have the resources to rebuild its new capital while also reforming the economy and society, fighting its Civil War, a World War, and a Cold War. It’s still seen in Washington DC as well interacting in curious ways with the building height limits.