General Views Of Yekaterinburg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

Thursday, November 3, 2011

General Views Of Yekaterinburg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Host City Candidate

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A woman walks through Yekaterinburg's central park on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Yekaterinburg is one of thirteen cities proposed as a host city as Russia prepares to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A book seller's stand is seen next to the City Pond on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A general view of the Yekaterinburg City Hall on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A general view of Yekaterinburg's “Historic Square” with the Vysotsky business centre towering above the skyline on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A general view of a business district on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A general view of the Central Stadium on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The stadium was reconstructed in 2006 and has been approved by FIFA for use during the 2018 World Cup. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A general view of the Hyatt hotel on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A woman is seen walking down an alleyway on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A general view of Voznesensky Cathedral on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A general view of the Cathedral on the Blood on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A general view of three apartment blocks on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A general view of the Cathedral on the Blood on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A general view of an advertisement for Ahmad Tea painted on the side of an apartment block on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A poster advertising the concert of Taisia Povaliy, a Ukrainian singer and actress, on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A monument to Vladimir Lenin is seen on the main Lenin Street on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A man fishes in Yekaterinburg's central park on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

A general view of the 188.3 metre tall Vysotsky business centre on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Yekaterinburg claims the Vysotsky tower is the world's northernmost skyscraper. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)