The "Corn" Buildings

After four nights in the hotel, discovering a little about the city and, in our usual frantic way, hunting for an apartment, we found the place! The "corn" building, or as the locals refer to it in Russian, the "kukurudzu."
The photos make it obvious where the nickname came from, but along with the eccentric architecture comes a huge enclosed balcony with a 180 degree unobstructed view of the city. New Year's fireworks were spectacular!
The apartment, relatively recently remodeled, has more room than we could ever use, not to mention the Jacuzzi and the heated tile floors in the foyer, kitchen and bathrooms, where, on a really cold day, we can sit down and warm our heinies.
It costs more than double our government allowance, but what the heck, how often do you get a chance to live in a corn shaped building!
The photos show the series of four buildings. Ours is the first, adjacent to "Mir Sumka," (World Handbags), across from Kamarovsky Market, of which more later. The photos show the front of the market on a quiet day and part of the market plaza with its bronze statuettes.