Upper Trading Rows

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Upper Trading Rows was the original name of Moscow’s iconic GUM department store, a grand 19th-century shopping arcade facing Red Square.

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instanceOf department store
historic building
shopping arcade
alsoKnownAs Upper Trading Rows on Red Square NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Russian Revival architecture NERFINISHED
neo-Russian style
constructionStart 1889
country Russian Empire
designedBy Alexander Pomerantsev NERFINISHED
engineeredBy Vladimir Shukhov NERFINISHED
faces Red Square NERFINISHED
formerNameOf GUM NERFINISHED
hasAtrium central gallery atrium
hasConstructionMaterial glass
iron
stone
hasCourtyards internal passageways and courtyards
hasFeature glass-roofed arcade
iron framework
multiple longitudinal galleries
hasInteriorLayout three parallel arcades
hasLength approximately 240 meters
hasNumberOfFloors 3
hasUse commercial
retail
heritageStatus cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia
inaugurationDate 1893
laterRenamedAs GUM NERFINISHED
locatedIn Moscow
Red Square NERFINISHED
Russia
locatedNear Kremlin NERFINISHED
Saint Basil's Cathedral NERFINISHED
partOf historic center of Moscow
replaced earlier trading rows on Red Square
roofType arched glass roof
significantFor 19th-century commercial architecture in Russia
integration of traditional Russian motifs with modern engineering
streetAddress Red Square 3

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GUM department store formerName Upper Trading Rows