Shopping

Moscow is the center of world trade. So consider the businessmen arriving to the capital of Russia in searches of business partners. This fact is found out with pleasant surprise by the foreign tourists, arrived to see the sights. Muscovites and visitors of the capital from other Russian cities are absolutely assured this fact and the latter appeared in Moscow include shopping in the list of their urgent matters.

“The Fair” by Boris Kustodiev

Red Square is heart of the center of world trade, through it the first Russian trading ways have been laid. In XV century merchants have put here self-made a bench with the goods, having transformed the area in a brisk trading place. In the beginning of XIX century the motley market was replaced with the first building of the Upper Trading Rows constructed under the project of well-known architect Osip (Juseppe) Bove which reminded palaces of the Roman Empire. And some later decades — in 1883 — they have been replaced a new ones, already in the European style, from glass and metal in which there is GUM  — the Main department store of the country now.

The Upper Trading Rows represent a unique architectural design. And the oldest in city a fountain located in center of GUM, — one of favourite places of a meeting muscovites and visitors of capital.

Today the Moscow shops are capable to satisfy the most sophisticate buyer needs. It is possible to start purchase always and everywhere: near to the house, on a way to office, on city gateway, in the historical center and in new building areas. It is only a matter of time and financial opportunities. For many people shopping became the certain kind of rest and entertainment. Companies, the whole families go shopping in the days off or everyday after work in order to remove stress. And it does not matter you have gone in a mall or dropped in a small boutique at the corner. The main thing that shopping is to bring positive emotions as much as possible!