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Gostiny Dvor is an architectural monument and an object of cultural heritage of Russia. Located in the very center of Moscow, in close proximity to the Kremlin and Red Square. Its original purpose was a place for temporary housing for merchants from other cities, storage of goods and trading shops. Today, Moscow Gostiny Dvor is considered the most prestigious and largest shopping complex in Russia, and one of the largest European exhibition centers. It is located in the Kitay-Gorod quarter, between Ilyinka and Varvarka streets, and with side windows it looks onto Rybny and Khrustalny lanes.
Exhibitions at Gostiny Dvor
The historical building of Gostiny Dvor, which harmoniously combines the charm of the past with the achievements of modern times, regularly hosts exhibitions, forums, food and consumer goods fairs, and expositions. Its exhibition areas have sufficient infrastructure to organize the best events in Moscow. The convenient location in the center of the capital, not far from Red Square and the Kremlin, makes Gostiny Dvor increasingly popular, putting it on a par with the main venues of Moscow - Crocus Expo, All-Russian Exhibition Center, Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center and centers on Krasnaya Presnya.
Year after year, the number of participants and guests of exhibition and fair events on Ilyinka, 4 increases.
Exhibitions of real estate, tourism, dolls, fashion week, weapons exhibitions, a contemporary art fair, “World of Confectioner”, “Honey and Apple Spas”, tasting of brewery products and specialized forums dedicated to landscape architecture, floriculture, transport and vocational education began to be held here.
Exhibitions in Gostiny Dvor: schedule 2021 (Yandex Poster)
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Doll exhibition
This is not the first time that the exhibition “Doll Art” has been held in Gostiny Dvor.
This is the largest exhibition of dolls in the world - over a thousand craftsmen from 26 countries take part in it.
Among the exhibits available to the public are antiques and artefacts, theatrical and artistic products, fashion dolls and the world's favorite - the cute Teddy bears. In halls with an area of 14,000 sq.m. You can find hand-made shadow theater actors from the East, mechanical, interior, cartoon dolls, friends from Soviet childhood, and unique antique models from the collections of private collectors that any museum would be proud of.
Guests of the exhibition, many of whom have long become regulars, participate in master classes, creating blanks for wigs, heads, bodies and clothes of future dolls, communicate with master puppeteers, gaining unique knowledge. Some of the exhibits, as well as educational literature on their creation, can be purchased, while others can only be admired. “Doll Art” is a great opportunity to meet like-minded people, purchase unique Christmas tree decorations and take pictures with curiosities that will soon again be hidden behind the windows of serious collectors. The exhibition is interesting to visitors of any age, but some parts of it, such as the “Naked Collection”, are open only to those who have already reached the age of majority. Such exhibits are located in a separate space of the pavilion with an “18+” sign.
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Fashion Week
“Moscow Fashion Week”, Moscow Fashion Week, held in Gostiny Dvor, is one of the leading platforms for the development of the Russian fashion industry. The founders of new trends gather here - trendsetters, gloss editors, heads of world-famous fashion houses. Over the course of six days, new trends are formed and fashion solutions are found. Legends of the world of glamor take part in the opening ceremonies - for example, Valentin Yudashkin, and on the stage, replacing each other, stars shine - Alla Pugacheva, Valeria, Yana Churikova, Alla Weber and many others.
The Street Fashion Podium hosts not only interesting shows, but any participant can walk like a model along the catwalk and take a great photo. In another popular corner among guests, on Fashion street, guests can get acquainted with the latest products in the beauty and fashion industry, communicate with representatives of their favorite brands, participate in master classes and listen to lectures from professionals. Each season of Moscow Fashion Week gives way to young Russian designers and focuses on something new. They pay special attention to children's fashion. The event organizers emphasize that fashion is accessible to everyone. She goes out into the streets, no longer the privilege of the rich and famous.
"Interflora 2018"
Also from April 18 to 20, the V International Exhibition of Landscape Architecture and Floriculture “Interflora 2018” is taking place in Gostiny Dvor. It will present materials, technologies and services that may be of interest to owners of suburban areas, landscape architects, builders, and representatives of housing and communal services departments. The exhibition will cover issues of plant care, production of planting material, selection, garden design, storage, logistics and special education. Within the framework of the exhibition there will be a fair “Dacha. Garden. Vegetable Garden”, where you can look at and buy goods for a country estate: furniture, planting material, sports and garden equipment, building materials, etc. Guests will be able to attend master classes on floristry and landscape design. The main event of the exhibition will be the “Green City” competition among specialists in landscaping, landscaping and landscape architecture.
Christmas tree in Gostiny Dvor
The best tradition of Gostiny Dvor in Moscow is the annual New Year's party for children and their parents. About a hundred artists take part in fabulous musical performances, loved by children of all ages. The stage is decorated with magnificent scenery, and theatrical, circus and ballet performances are complemented by 3D effects. Parents not attending the performances can wait for their children in the lobby and watch the performance live on the huge screen. Every year the Christmas tree in Gostiny Dvor delights viewers with new programs.
In the New Year 2021, she invited to the “Snow City”, where the mischievous Smeshariki played pranks, for the meeting of 2021, a trip to the “City of Miracles” was proposed - a place where there are no limits to magic and imagination, and the meeting of 2021 will surprise with a musical show with the participation of both theatrical artists, as well as ballet and circus performers.
Kids are always treated to quizzes, competitions, great gifts and, of course, the fluffiest Christmas tree in Moscow.
Christmas tree in Gostiny Dvor (video)
Viennese Ball
On May 26, 2018, the 16th Viennese Ball will take place at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow. This charity event has been held in Moscow since 2003 under the auspices of the Austrian Embassy in Russia, the Moscow Government and the Vienna Magistrate. Its special feature is the participation of ballroom dancers, for whom this is the first major social event in their lives. Every year, more than 100 young couples selected by the Ballroom Committee make their debut and open the ball with a performance of the traditional polonaise. Then everyone can join them. The dance program, accompanied by the Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and the Russian dance orchestra Dance Land, will last until midnight. According to tradition, visitors will enjoy a wonderful dinner. Since this year has been declared the Year of Russian Ballet, guests will see a ballet gala in which world-famous stars will participate.
Story
Back in the 14th and 15th centuries, Varvarka and Ilyinka, where the Guest House is located in Moscow, were part of Velikiy Posad, an urban area outside the Kremlin. In its heart, located at the Moskvoretsky Bridge, merchants from all over Rus' and from beyond its borders gathered. Here, in the trade and craft center of Moscow, divided into Upper, Middle, Lower rows, there were many shops. After the Great Fire of 1493, merchants evicted from the territory of the Kremlin began to conduct their activities at the intersections of shopping streets - they were called “sacrums”. In the 16th century, on one of them, Ilyinsky, the first Guest House made of wood appeared, where merchants stored goods and stayed.
In 1535, most of Posad ended up on the territory of Kitai-Gorod. In those days, during the reign of Ivan the Terrible, instead of a wooden building, a more stable stone one was built. In the 16th century, the Guest House was on fire, but by 1664 it was not only repaired, but also improved. In addition to the rebuilt old building, a new Gostiny Dvor was erected. Together they occupied a good part of the block. In those days, the trading pavilion was full from dawn to night, and in order to get to the desired row (by type of product they were divided into icon and hat, wax and honey, nut, meat, fish), you had to actively work with your elbows. Old chronicles remember that the market was bursting with food, Russian and overseas. Caviar, sterlet and sturgeon from Astrakhan were dumped into huge, hundreds of heaps. Here they shared news and gossip, concluded contracts, learned about distant life abroad.
View of Gostiny Dvor from Ilyinka Street - Google Maps panorama
A fable, which may well turn out to be true, says that one evening on the way of a merchant, wearily wandering home after a long day of work, he met a peddler who dreamed of getting rid of the last crumbs of raisins. Yielding to persuasion, the merchant acquired the remains for almost nothing and thought it was a great idea to get rid of deposits at a lower price, attracting buyers. Soon he opened a new shop, where goods were in great demand, and his brilliant idea was followed by the whole of trading Moscow. Sales week was held once a year. It began on St. Thomas Sunday and lasted until the Sunday following Easter. The promotion was valid even in fashionable, expensive stores on Kuznetsky Most.
By the end of the 18th century, Empress Catherine, strengthening the economy and developing market relations, decided to reorganize Gostiny Dvor. According to the decree “On giving the stone Gostiny Dvor to the city to increase income for various needs,” the famous architect Giacomo Quarenghi, who had a hand in more than one masterpiece of St. Petersburg, developed a project for rebuilding the building. His Gostiny Dvor combined rational use of space with an attractive appearance. The corners of the building were rounded to fit into narrow streets, and the wide courtyard was divided into two parts by a transverse body. The decorations were arches, wide staircases and pilasters. Construction started in 1789 and was completed by 1805.
During the battles with Napoleon in 1812, the fire that set Moscow on fire also affected Gostiny Dvor. In 1830, the badly damaged building was completely restored according to Quarenghi's plans by the architect Osip Bove. In the 20th century, the complex served to house Bolshevik offices and to protect against the destructive airstrikes of the Great Patriotic War.
Only by the Millennium did Gostiny Dvor bloom again in all its former glory. The best architects, restorers and builders recreated it based on old drawings and photographs, returning the center of Moscow to its vibrant landmark. In the subtle features of the elite shopping and business complex, considered an example of beauty and elegance, one can trace how eras and styles have changed.
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Trading yards
For the first time, the Gostiny Dvor of St. Petersburg was laid out and erected on Vasilievsky Island under the leadership of the architect Domenico Trezzini around 1722. Its construction was justified by the fact that the city's port was nearby, and there was nowhere to store imported goods. Thus, the Port Gostiny Dvor appeared, where visiting merchants stored their goods until they were sent to wholesale buyers. There were no rows for retail and piece goods trade.
But since the building was wooden, it burned down, and stone chambers were erected in its place. Now only a small fragment of the building remains - the opening of the external gallery.
Then Apraksin Dvor, the Passage shopping complex, Shchukin shopping arcades, Andreevsky Market, shopping arcades on the banks of the Moika and others were built. In the 18th-19th centuries, fires broke out in St. Petersburg quite often and destroyed entire areas. For this reason, palaces were built directly in stone, and trading shops were allowed to be built in different parts of the city in order to avoid the destruction of all inventories and minimize losses to the city's trade.
How to get to Gostiny Dvor in Moscow
From the center of Red Square to Gostiny Dvor, located on Ilyinka Street, building 4, is only 400 meters. The facade of the building faces Ilyinka, and its main entrance is located between Khrustalny and Rybny lanes.
Metro
The metro stations closest to the Guest House are Ploshchad Revolutsii and Kitay-Gorod. A little further (but not far by the standards of the capital), you will have to go from the Teatralnaya, Lubyanka and Okhotny Ryad stations. If you get off at Revolution Square, move along Bogoyavlensky Lane to Ilyinka Street. You will get to it when you exit the metro near Kitay-Gorod.
Interactive map of the Moscow metro
If you don’t know your way around the city, don’t know how best to get there or park your car in the city center, feel free to order a taxi. Now any mobile application is enough for this: Uber, Yandex Taxi, Gett Taxi or Maxim. One of the additional conveniences is that you will immediately know the cost of the trip (it is determined when ordering).
The path from the Revolution Square metro station to Gostiny Dvor - Google Maps
Tourist center of the city
“Gostinka” is what the townspeople now call Gostiny Dvor. This is a large shopping complex that has preserved elements of past eras. There are shopping boutiques and pavilions with a wide variety of goods. They are mainly aimed at tourists.
The opening of the Gostiny Dvor metro station in St. Petersburg took place in 1967. The entrance area of the metro is located in the basement of the building. Here you can change trains at the Nevskaya and Spasskaya stations of the Sadovaya - Sennaya line, which is very convenient.
When you leave the building and turn left, you can see large tour buses. A little further behind them there is a tour kiosk. Anyone can purchase excursions from Gostiny Dvor around St. Petersburg or a study tour to museums in the Leningrad region.
Centuries have passed, but Gostiny Dvor has remained a center of attraction for city guests.
