“Siberia” Pavilion (No.68)

The “Siberia” pavilion was built in 1952-1954 under architects R.R. Kliks and V.M. Taushkanov.  The building has a hexagonal plan, with a high six-column portico on the central facade.  Above these six columns are reliefs of a hunter, a machine operator, a collective farmer, a livestock breeder, an agronomist, and a miner. The introductory hall is decorated with a panel “Siberia”  with spruce branches, animals, and birds living in the forests of Siberia.   The main topics presented in the exposition were the development of new lands, as well as mechanization and electrification. In 1959, the theme of the pavilion completely changed, and it was named “Agriculture of the RSFSR”. In 1964, it became known as “Fuel Industry”, and since 1967 – “Coal Industry”. In 1977, an exposition of the Estonian SSR was opened in the pavilion. Since 2003, the pavilion has housed the exhibition and commercial center of the Republic of Armenia.