VDNKh
The Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy is one of the largest exhibitions, museums, and recreation complexes in the world. It is one of the most popular public places of the Russian capital. It hosts more than 24 million guests per year. "VDNKh is a unique historical and architectural complex located in the capital of Russia - Moscow. It has no analogues in the world. The complex includes more than 500 permanent structures. 49 of them are the objects of cultural heritage. However one should not think of the Exhibition as of the frozen monument of the bygone era. From the very first year of its existence it became a laboratory where the best Soviet architects, sculptors and artists experimented with the new Soviet style. From a historical point of view the Exhibition has always been an ideological loudspeaker of the country government." (VDNKh, 2016)
Nowadays, VDNKh is pretty much a huge recreation area with pavilions, which hosts a variety of exhibitions and fairs, a large number of fountains, flower beds, children's playgrounds, attractions"Attrapark", and a few cafes. In the main exhibition of the country you can find permanent facilities for children and adults. Some of the facilities are:
In winter, VDNKh hosts The Main Rink of the Country – this formal name was provided to the rink in 2014 by the Russian Book of Records because the ice skating rink has a huge area of 20 000 square meters! 4500 people can skate at the VDNH Skating Rink at the same time. The rink is very magical and is surrounded by beautiful decorations. Not only, if you are tired from ice skating but you know you only need a rest, you can enter a multiple cafes which are located on the rink without having to take your ice skates off. You can also grab simple street food such as hot dogs, crepes and warm drinks on the ice skating rink. Overall, this park is stunning and it has so many things worth seeing. My family and I really enjoy visiting this park at any time of the year but we also often bring our friends with us. It is a great place to spend time with your loved ones! |