Pavillion No. 68 Armenia at the VDNKh, Cultural heritage site at Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy in Moscow, Russia.
Pavilion No. 68 Armenia is a hexagonal building on the VDNKh grounds in northeastern Moscow, with ornamental turrets and a six-pillar entrance portico topped by a sheaf and a cornucopia. Inside, a central courtyard with a domed ceiling opens up, surrounded by corridors and exhibition spaces.
The building was designed by architects R. Kliks and V. Taushkanov and opened in 1954 to represent Siberia at the exhibition. It changed function several times after 1959 before taking on its current identity as the Armenian pavilion.
The walls are covered with carved stone reliefs showing plants, animals, and human figures, all typical of the decorative style of the Stalin era. These details are easy to notice while walking through the corridors and the central courtyard.
The pavilion sits within the large VDNKh grounds in northeastern Moscow and is easy to reach on foot from the other pavilions nearby. A visit works best in daylight so the exterior details and the surrounding garden areas are easy to take in.
A painting titled "Siberia" by K. Schekotov hangs in the central courtyard, framed with wheat wreaths, and dates from the building's first years as a Siberia pavilion. It is one of the rare interior elements that survived the building's many changes of identity over the decades.
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