Gostiny Dvor, Nevski Prospekt, St Petersburg
A view of Gostiny Dvor (left), St Petersburg's largest department store, in Nevski Prospekt, with pedestrians and traffic outside. Gostiny Dvor was one of the first department stores in the world -- building began in 1757 and took 28 years. By the 20th century it contained more than 170 shops. More recently it has been redeveloped as a fashionable shopping mall
Picture No
10289869
Media ID
46071799
Size
5607px x 3528px
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Credit
Mary Evans / John Massey Stewart Collection
Source
Unattributed Russian postcard
Date
early 20th century
