besson (catching up)
Gum Trading House, Film Shot
It was the special lighting at the time, the architecture itself and the influx of renowned commodity names that attracted my attention to the sight. As to whether the juxtaposition of the three suggests a blessing or otherwise, that was quite beyond me.
"Amazing point of view, great depth light and detail. This mall almost looks like a palace or cathedral. Very interesting."
A review by a Flickr friend/connoisseur Gertrud Klopp
HISTORY:
Catherine II of Russia commissioned a Neoclassical Italian architect to design this huge trade center along the east side of Red Square. It was constructed in 1893. The trapezoidal building features a combination of elements of Russian medieval architecture and the elongated shop galleries are bridged with innovative metal-and-glass vaults.
The building used to contain some 1,200 stores, and the queues of shoppers were often long, extending entirely across Red Square. In 2005, the majority interest was sold to a luxury-goods distributor and boutique operator and from this picture we see the inroads of Western capitalism including Louis Vuitton, Corneliani, Dior, La Perla, Ermanno Scervino, Escada, Sonia Rykel, Marina Rinaldi, Burberry, MaxMara, Max&Co, Hugo Boss......
Gum Trading House, Film Shot
It was the special lighting at the time, the architecture itself and the influx of renowned commodity names that attracted my attention to the sight. As to whether the juxtaposition of the three suggests a blessing or otherwise, that was quite beyond me.
"Amazing point of view, great depth light and detail. This mall almost looks like a palace or cathedral. Very interesting."
A review by a Flickr friend/connoisseur Gertrud Klopp
HISTORY:
Catherine II of Russia commissioned a Neoclassical Italian architect to design this huge trade center along the east side of Red Square. It was constructed in 1893. The trapezoidal building features a combination of elements of Russian medieval architecture and the elongated shop galleries are bridged with innovative metal-and-glass vaults.
The building used to contain some 1,200 stores, and the queues of shoppers were often long, extending entirely across Red Square. In 2005, the majority interest was sold to a luxury-goods distributor and boutique operator and from this picture we see the inroads of Western capitalism including Louis Vuitton, Corneliani, Dior, La Perla, Ermanno Scervino, Escada, Sonia Rykel, Marina Rinaldi, Burberry, MaxMara, Max&Co, Hugo Boss......