The modern abbreviation GUM is: Main Department Store .
Red Square is in the XV century there was a center of Russian commerce . Since the times of Ivan the Terrible in the square were arranged in a mess homemade merchant shops. At the beginning of the XIX century, after the campaign of Napoleon, Czar Alexander I have to refine this colorful market .As the architect of Beauvais was built in the facade of the Empire style, imitating the palaces of the Roman Empire. Thus arose the first building in the Upper Trading Rows .
But by the end of the XIX century the capital trade out at the world level, and the colonnade of the old shopping arcades no longer meet the requirements of time.Imperial decree on the combined resources of the Moscow merchants guild , work began on the construction of new top shopping malls . The grandiose building began in 1890 and was completed in 3 years. So in 1893, birthplace of GUM .
GUM - is not just a store where you can buy almost everything .This is a shopping district , where there is a pharmacy, a bank's branch , and flower shop and much more. It is a monument of architecture. This is a comfortable sitting area with restaurants and cafes. This art gallery and venue for cultural events. It is an integral part of Russian history and attraction for guests.
GUM Phone : (495) 788-43-43 .
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