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 Comrade Lenin in Gagarin's
space suit by gussymons
The space museum is there with a huge 100-metre high statue with a rocket on the end of it. I tried to climb it but slid off all the time!
The park had various Soviet rockets and airplanes and has beautiful gardens with fountains. Loads of people hang out there and it is easy to just chat to people and make friends with Russians. There are market stalls selling souvenirs too. Leave a Comment Address: Metro VDNKhDirections: Go towards the huge statue with the rocket on top!
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 The mighty zoom ;-) by Sharrie
The monument "Worker & Collective-farm Woman" standing in front of the main entrance is one that expressed the once Soviet ideal.
Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the 2 fountains "Friendship of the Peoples" & "Stone Flower".
Why? 'coz I only caught a glimpse of this place from my hotel window!!! We were staying around its vicinity, at the Cosmos!!! ;-) Leave a Comment Directions: metro VDNKh
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 by Pete.Gibson |
All-Russian Exhibition Centre is a permanent general-purpose trade show in Moscow, Russia.
The exhibition was established February 17, 1935 as the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition (VSKhV) (Vsesoyuznaya Selsko-Khozyaystvennaya Vystavka). Existing site was approved in August, 1935. Master plan by Vyacheslav Oltarzhevsky was approved in April, 1936, and the first show season was announced to begin in July, 1937.
However, the plans didn't materialize, and 3 weeks before the deadline Stalin personally postponed the exhibition by one year (to August 1938). It seemed that this time everything will be ready on time, and again the builders failed to complete their work, and regional authorities failed to select and deliver proper exhibits. Some pavillions and the 1937 entrance gates by Oltarzhevsky were torn down to be replaced with more appropriate structures (most pavillions were criticized for having no windows). According to Oltarzhevsky's original plan, all of the pavilions were to be constructed from wood. In 1938, a government commission examined the construction and decided that it did not suit the ideological direction of the moment. The exhibition was considered too modest and too temporary. Oltarzhevsky was arrested, together with the Comissar for Agriculture and his staff, and eventually released in 1943. Later, he worked on the 1947-1953 Moscow skyscraper project.
In 1992, VDNKh was renamed, receiving its current name VVC. It occupies 2,375,000 square metres of which 266,000 square metres are used for indoor exhibits. The territory of VVC is greater than that of the Principality of Monaco and has approximately 400 buildings. Inadequate maintenance of Vera Mukhina's statue caused such disrepair that the statue was disassembled Directions: metro VDNKh
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 by Ansgar
It is very strange and somehow typical for today's Russia. It was build by Stalin to represent all Russian republics and the most favourite sciences. It is fantastically huge and great - or better: it was. After the revolution in the 90's nobody saw any sense in it anymore and they thought about what to do with it. Well, they rented it to businesses. Now in every temple there is something on sale. See my travellogue about it for more pics. Leave a Comment Directions: take the metro to the stop VDNKh a bit north of Kolmogorova
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 by GalyamLeave a Comment Address: metro VDNHDirections: metro VDNKh
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 by brmiLeave a Comment Directions: metro VDNKh
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 VDNH by musbars
Sometimes they still have some shows.
Now mostly is a big shopping place.
Has very beautiful buildings and fountains. Leave a Comment Directions: metro VDNKh
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 by Sharrie
Aside from its architectural design, its size is a main distinctive feature. HUGE!!!
You've seen earlier the Stalinist-Gothic style of Ukraina Hotel.
The Cosmos (Space) hotel was where our group stayed in. Today, it's not an ultra fanciful hotel if you've frequented Las Vegas. However, its size is comparable to those from Vegas. Considered it was built in the 70s, it's quite something. With 3600 rooms & a casino, Cosmos was built by Russian & French architects around 1976-79. It's located in Mira (Peace) Prospect. Leave a Comment Directions: metro VDNKh
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