Federation Island is a 350-hectare artificial island in the shape of Russia to be built off the Black Sea coast near the future Olympic venue Sochi, reports AFP.
25,000 people in apartments and villas will occupy the luxury island set to be completed in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, said its designer, Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat.
It will have two marinas, three religious centres, roads, parkland and artificial rivers, the latter designed to mimic some of the major rivers of Russia. Seen at Luxist.com
