Published on: 2026-10-13
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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Many venues for holding project events “Summer in Moscow” were selected using city digital twin services. Concerts, performances, and master classes took place there; people did sports, helped beneficiaries of charitable funds, went shopping, and enjoyed unique dishes. The Moscow authorities explained how the city’s digital twin was used to organize such events. Department of Information Technology.
“The platform helped specialists already at the planning stage to assess how harmoniously the new objects would fit into the urban environment and how they would affect the usual life of Muscovites. For example, when preparing the flagship art pavilion of the project to promote local brands ‘Made in Moscow’ on Bolotnaya Square, they first developed its 3D model and placed it in the city’s virtual space. This allowed them to see in advance how the structure would fit into the landscape and to calculate whether it would cause inconvenience during peak hours. Thanks to the digital twin of the capital, the art pavilions ‘Hot Air Balloon’ on Trubnaya Square and ‘Samovar’ on Old Arbat were designed, as well as landscaping elements on New Arbat,” noted the press service of the Moscow Department of Information Technology.
When approving the festival venues, specialists took into account many criteria. For example, they checked the convenience and accessibility for people with disabilities, parents with baby strollers, and elderly citizens — for this, they assessed the width of passages, the presence of ramps, and tactile tiles. No less important was the appearance: new elements had to harmonize with the surroundings in style, color, and scale. The venues in the historic center were especially carefully considered — the design there was selected so that it would not disrupt the appearance of the streets and squares.
Specialists planned the distribution of light flows in advance so that they would harmonize with the city illumination and not cause discomfort to pedestrians. Additionally, they took into account the structures’ resistance to various weather conditions, the convenience of their installation and dismantling, as well as analyzed the environmental impact. For example, they checked whether the new objects would shade lawns and flower beds and how safe the materials used were for the urban environment.
For project presentations, specialists created interactive reports with 3D visualization. These included not only images of the objects but also analysis of pedestrian routes, an assessment of accessibility, and scenarios of space usage. Virtual tours of the 3D model helped to understand how intuitive and convenient the new urban environment would be, what emotional response the design would evoke, and how the festival sites could fit into tourist routes. Based on such materials, the city leadership made final decisions on project approvals.
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The digital twin of the city of Moscow is an accurate 3D copy of the capital, including not only buildings and streets but also the entire infrastructure — engineering networks, transportation routes, green zones, and much more. This virtual model contains over nine thousand analytical layers — they allow obtaining data on the condition of urban communications, environmental situation, demographics, and other significant parameters. Each year, more than two thousand management decisions of various levels regarding construction, improvement, and safety are made in Moscow using the digital twin city tools.
The creation and operation of digital platforms for providing residents with government services in various sectors of the social sphere correspond to the objectives of the national project “Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State”. More details about Russia’s national projects and the capital’s contribution can be found at special page.
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