Sokolniki District (russian: райо́н Соко́льники) is a

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of the Eastern Administrative Okrug of the

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Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

located in the north-east corner of the city. Population:

Etymology

Sokolniki derives its name from the word "" (''sokol'', meaning "

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") in view of the

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'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.

Sports

The district is home to the FC and

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. The latter plays its games in the Sokolniki Sports Palace located within Sokolniki Park.

Miscellaneous

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In 2006, after twenty years of construction and changing ownership, a twenty-storey hotel finally opened overlooking the Sokolniki metro station and Sokolniki Square. This hotel is now the

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Sokolniki. In Tolstoy's

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, Pierre fights a duel in 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.

References

Districts of Moscow Eastern Administrative Okrug {{Use mdy dates, date=April 2013