Tower with Crown and Spire Photo

Photographer’s Note

The beautiful building of a pavilion, which represented Ukraine republic in USSR, was built at the All-Russia Exhibition Center (former VDNKh) in 1939 and reconstructed in1947-1954 under the design by architects A. Tatsiy and K. Ivanchenko (Ukrainian architect). It is a historic and cultural monument of national significance. One of the most impressive features of the pavilion Ukraine is it's glorious tower on the top of the building.

The tower consists of an open-worked crown with a spire (you can see on this picture), which was "interwoven" of flowers, herbs, and spikes, rose over the building, sparkling with gold and increasing the height of the building to 42 meters.

The facade of the pavilion, made of alabaster panels, was decorated by golden spikes and then (after reconstruction) it was finished with Ukrainian majolica tile (you can see small part of the facade decorations right on the bottom of this picture).

With BEST Regards,
Arthur Lookyanov
Personal Guide & Driver in Moscow
VVTs (All-Russia Exhibition Center)

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robjol (2063) 2007-06-01 5:14

Hello Arthur,
Very fine detail in your photo, well taken.
Your note is as ever, very informative.
Keep cool in the hot weather hitting Moscow at present. 33 c
Thanks for sharing, Regards from Scotland.
Rob.

Cormac (26455) 2007-06-01 11:25

Great detail in this, which really shows the intricate patterns. When you take the time to look at it, it's quite amazing. The colour and contrast are great too. Well done!

Bianconeri78 (643) 2007-06-01 13:28

Hi Arthur,
Nice picture. It is very well framed.
Best,
Jeremy

AROBN54 (10791) 2007-06-02 18:45

Phenomenal detail, Arthur. There are so many things to keep the eye looking and the light and color are excellent. Nice shot!! Kind regrds,
Shelly

MikiM (1916) 2007-06-25 5:36

HI Arthur,
I like very much your nice and clean pictures from Russia! The sharpness also excellent here - well done'
congrats,
Miklós