What happened to the "Children's World" Bashny.Net

"Arhnadzorovtsy managed to penetrate into the depths of ... Inside they saw what they expected and feared to see - a dilapidated interior. From the darkness emerged a half dismantled luxurious bronze fixtures (where were the others?) And shattered the marble balustrade. »

"July 1, 2008 the department store" Children's World "was closed for renovation.

And it was the silence. From inside came the sound does not penetrate or information. Now we know what really happened there.

Who froze construction work. They say that the new owner is dissatisfied with the previous project (nominal general designer "Mosproekt 2" architectural solutions - a British company RTKL), according to which the gutted insides "Children's World" was turned into a giant pit atrium, covered with a glass dome. VTB Bank wants to increase the living space. If he wants to save the legendary interior is not known ... »

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Particularly fascinating is the story of 'protection of the monument in Luzhkov »:

Step one: "March 16, 2005 Expert Committee on immovable cultural heritage objects and territories Main Department for Protection of Monuments of Moscow unanimously approved the subject of protection newly diagnosed monument of history and culture - the store," Detsky Mir "on Lubyanka Square ...»



Step Two: & quot; ... However, in the same year in the statement on the state accounting of the building, "Children's World" as a historical and cultural monument of regional significance the subject of protection has been significantly reduced, and because of its composition have been excluded: the material of construction of the walls, finishes facades their range of colors; floors of the building and the existing elevations; space-planning structure of the interior (including the central atrium room two tiers of windows, main entrance hall and escalator hall from Lubyanka Square.); location of staircases, escalators and their original size; Architecture and interior design, their color, style, original elements of decoration, including the marble facing, monumental bronze lamps, air vents, etc.
This meant that from an architectural monument of regional significance "building department" Children's World "in fact, you can do anything you want, observing only the external dimensions and the general composition solution facades. Even the preservation of authentic exterior walls became unnecessary, not to mention the interiors & quot ;.



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