It's just an illusion. The building looks like that because it stands too close with breakage. Times ago our river was wery wide and deep and black because strong current dug a chernozem-bottom. Now the breakage gust reminds about it.
http://i012.radikal.ru/0806/df/7f1e7543f7fc.jpg
There are different views of our city... It can be scary and dirty and at once - peaceful and beatiful... It's different like russians.
http://i029.radikal.ru/0806/be/0d280020e23b.jpg