About 3,000 protesters have rallied against a plan to build a hulking skyscraper for state energy giant Gazprom in St. Petersburg. The participants in Saturday's protest urged Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to ban the construction of the 77-story glass-clad tower near the city's czarist-era center.
They also called on Medvedev to fire city Governor Valentina Matviyenko for giving green light to the project earlier this month. Advocates say the building called the Okhta Center will be an important step in developing St. Petersburg. But critics say the 400-meter (1,300-foot) tower will spoil the elegant skyline of Russia's czarist capital known for its canals, bridges and centuries-old palaces.
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