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The Russian Pavilion in Venice
The Russian Pavilion in Venice was constructed in 1913–14 to the design of the architect Alexei Shchusev (1873–1949) as Russia’s permanent exhibition facility for participation in the celebrated international Venice biennales. The architect, an acknowledged master of the Neo-Russian style, designed a distinctive terem-like pavilion that incorporated characteristic features of 17th-century Muscovite architecture.
He created three halls with different floor area and capacity that formed a very interesting composition of volumes. The architect designed the terrace of the building in the manner of a traditional gulbishche – a raised open gallery. He partially glazed the roof, which provided the exhibition halls with good daylight illumination.
Sadly, the original fittings of the pavilion have not survived down to the present: the wooden gate with a lion and a unicorn has disappeared and some of the windows have been blocked up.