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The world's largest children's shopping complex has finally opened after a long restoration. "Children's World", built in 1957 according to the design of Soviet architect Alexei Dushkin, was the most famous children's store in the USSR. The products of all plants and factories in the field of children's clothing, shoes and toys were presented here. In 2008, the building was closed to the public due to the poor condition of the load-bearing structures, and only in December 2014 the renovation was completed.

The famous building on Lubyanka not only changed its name to the “Central Children's Store”, but was also transformed inside: new architectural solutions, one of the best observation decks over the center of Moscow, flagship stores, interactive areas with educational programs on each floor of the department store and much, much more. .

During the restoration, first of all, they tried to preserve the uniqueness of the main trading floor. It was recreated according to the original architectural plan of the architect Alexei Dushkin, even the marble for decoration was brought from the Koelginskoye deposit - this is the type of stone that was used during construction in 1957.

The central atrium was preserved in its historical place, 8 unique bronze floor lamps were restored and installed, and more than 100 balusters from 1957 were recreated in the fences. As for the changes, the space of the central atrium has increased by raising the dome from the 3rd to the 7th floor.

Now a stage has been installed here, where children's events, parades of life-size puppets, performances take place every day, and every evening a three-dimensional light show is organized for children, transforming the atrium into a “magic music box.” During the program, an entire wall is illuminated with the brightest colors of various subjects, the first of which are “History of Russia” and “Nature of Russia”.

Where: 1st floor

When: from 10:00 to 22:00. Light shows for children every day at 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00

Central children's store

Teatralny proezd, 5/1, Moscow

The total area of ​​​​stained glass windows in the Central House of Art on Lubyanka is more than 1,500 square meters. On the dome of the atrium you can see paintings based on the fairy tales about “The Frog Princess”, “The Feather of Finist-Yasna Falcon”, “Vasilisa the Beautiful”, “Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka”. This series was created based on the works of Russian illustrator Ivan Bilibin.

The glass ceiling of the atrium of the restaurant courtyard was decorated with colored glass with reproductions of paintings by the Russian painter Aristarkh Vasilyevich Lentulov from his series “Moscow Subjects”: “Moscow”, “Tverskoy Boulevard”, “St. Basil in Moscow”, “Ringing. Bell tower of Ivan the Great" and others.

On the second floor in the “Magic” hall there is a voluminous stained glass window “Map of Russia and the Coat of Arms of Russia” weighing more than a ton. The composition was created manually from natural stones and glass, and the precious stones in the orb and crowns imitate Swarovski crystals.

Where: 1st and 2nd floors, food court

1st and 2nd floors, food court

A watch weighing more than 5 tons was made especially for the Central House of Art by the oldest Russian enterprise- Petrodvorets watch factory “Raketa”. The mechanism, measuring 6 by 7 meters, consists of 21 gears, a 13-meter pendulum with a diameter of 3 meters and about 5,000 parts made of steel, aluminum, titanium and gold-plated.

“Rocket” will be one of the five most accurate and famous mechanical watches in the world, along with the clock on the Prague Tower, Big Ben, the Kremlin Chimes, as well as the clock in one of the ancient capitals of China, Guangzhou. They are also recognized as the largest: there are no other working mechanisms in the world that have gears of this size.

Where: The “Rocket” dial is best seen from the main atrium, and if you go up to the 5th floor, you can see all the mechanisms through the transparent glass and watch the gears in action

Main Atrium

The rocket, made up of 1.9 million designer parts, occupies 5 floors. The model was assembled by more than 150 people over 8,650 hours. Its height is 18 and a half meters, and its weight is more than 4 tons.

You can view the rocket on different floors; it is also very interesting to study the figures of heroes: Vikings and Egyptians, Roman legionnaires, the scientist Pythagoras, the inventor Guttenberg and the famous Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe.

The world's largest LEGO model

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th floors

One of best views to the center of Moscow - on the roof of the Central Children's Store. From here you can see the Kremlin, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, and in the distance the building of Moscow State University on Sparrow Hills. Specially installed telescopic pipes make it possible to examine in detail the architecture of buildings: a high-rise building on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment or the domes of St. Basil's Cathedral.

When: 10:00 to 21:30 daily

Where: 7th floor, entrance through the “Museum of Childhood”

The kindest museum in the capital has more than 1000 exhibits.

At the entrance to the museum, guests are greeted by a huge plush elephant, which was made for Detsky Mir on a special order in the mid-80s. For several decades he was part of the store's decorations, moving his ears and standing on his hind legs. After it was closed for reconstruction, the baby elephant was given to a large family as a gift, and only after a collection of commemorative toys for the museum was announced did it return here.

Other exhibits include Cheburashka and the crocodile Gena, dolls of all kinds, teddy bears, tumblers, tabletop Railway, games “Battleship” and “Behind the Wheel”, soldiers, tanks, projectors for filmstrips and much more. Near each exhibit there is a plaque indicating the name, years and place of issue. To the delight of visitors, some toys can be picked up.

Every hour the museum hosts a fascinating interactive show that tells the history of the store and children's products.

Where: 7th floor

When: from 10:00 to 22:00. Interactive show - every hour, from 11:30 to 20:30

Most interactive areas in the Central Children's House on Lubyanka work only through a special application. The aquarium is no exception. After downloading the application, you can select a fish and place it on one of three screens. You can feed the fish, look at the seascapes, and collect bonuses in all three aquariums. Since the screens are quite large, you will have to run between them.

Where: 4th floor

When: from 10:00 to 22:00

Large virtual aquarium

Famous characters from Carroll's tale have been turned into interactive coloring pages. There are three multimedia tables where you can color Alice, the March Hare, the Cheshire Cat or the White Rabbit.

It will be interesting for both toddlers and older children to draw on the tables - for the latter, more complex figures have been prepared that need to be painted using special brushes. After the character is painted, he comes to life - Alice falls into the rabbit hole, and at the Mad Hatter's table they finally start drinking tea.

Where: 3rd floor

When: from 10:00 to 22:00

About 50 books are collected in the “library”. Each one has a QR code; by scanning it through a special application, you can download the book to your phone.

The library's collection contains detective stories, encyclopedias and fairy tales: “Winnie the Pooh” by Alan Milne, “The Tale of Lost Time” by Evgeniy Schwartz, “Seven Underground Kings” by Alexander Volkov, “The Leader of the Redskins” by O. Henry. They promise that the library will gradually be replenished.

Where: on the 4th floor

When: from 10:00 to 22:00

On three large, wall-sized screens, spaceships fly, which you can control using your own movements.

Having chosen the Mars rover, you need to stand opposite it at a special point. You can adjust the progress of the ship by stepping from foot to foot and easily leaning to the side. Along the way you will need to collect crystals and avoid stones. Interesting scientific facts appear on the screen from time to time.

Where: 5th floor

When: from 10:00 to 22:00

One of the most interesting interactive areas. On virtual spaceship you can fly around our planet, the Solar System, the Galaxy and star clusters, look at the Earth from space, trace its rotation and see from two sides at once - solar and shadow.

The ship can be controlled using a trackball, a special joystick, and small text explanations appear on the screen all the time.

Where: 6th floor

When: from 10:00 to 22:00

You can take a photo on the embankment in St. Petersburg, climb to the top of the mountain, or become the hero of a fairy tale about Alice or the Little Mermaid in the photo booth of the Central Children's Museum. The background is selected on the screen, after which you need to freeze, and after 10 seconds the photo is ready.

You can send the resulting photo to yourself email or download using QR code. It is possible to print an image measuring 10 by 15 centimeters at the inhumane price of 300 rubles in the Souvenir Shop.

Where: 1st floor

When: from 10:00 to 22:00

Maria Simonova

Journalist, amateur traveler

It's easy not to love Moscow. You can complain about the abundance of people, the eternal rush hour in the metro, inharmonious architectural ensembles and monuments by Tsereteli, blocked streets, the rudeness of random passers-by... But it is much more interesting to find “your own” interesting places in the capital, and spend time there with great pleasure.

I have chosen a completely subjective ten places where I find it interesting and pleasant to be in Moscow today. But this list, of course, can go on and on.

MoominCafe

This is worth a look for those who are not indifferent to Tove Jansson’s characters and everything connected with them. “MumiCafe” has been running for more than 6 years; it is located near the Mendeleevskaya metro station.

It’s cozy here, there are images of the inhabitants of Moominvalley all around, and in one of the halls there’s even a hammock hanging in the spirit of Hemulen’s hammock. In the Moomin shop you can buy (for sure!) magical dandelion jam with orange, a mug with a portrait of Snufkin, designer earrings with Moomins and much more. The menu includes Hemulen snow chocolate, Muskrat milk tea, as well as other drinks and dishes related to Tove Jansson's characters. The waiters are very friendly. True, the prices are completely Moscow.

In the evenings, the cafe organizes creative events, and concerts (including bands playing Scandinavian music), film screenings and filmstrips can often be attended for free. But participation in master classes (for example, on creating Moomins from felt) costs a certain amount.

Club ArteFAQ

It is located in the very center of Moscow, on Bolshaya Dmitrovka, but you need to know which arch to enter.

During the day, there are delicious and original lunches at a pleasant price, unexpected for the cafe’s location, of about 300 rubles. Even the drinks on the lunch menu have signature drinks, such as the “Hot F.A.Q. on a midsummer night" based on hibiscus syrup and lemon.

You can go to the club's toilet as if you were on an excursion: there is a huge eye watching the visitors.

In the evenings you can often visit something interesting at ArteFAQ. A literary evening (for example, there was once a presentation of a book by Dmitry Gorchev), a dance program, a concert.

Bookstore "Moscow" on Vozdvizhenka

That “Moscow” store on Tverskaya is probably known to all book lovers who visit the capital. The bookstore branch on Vozdvizhenka is younger, it opened in 2011, but it is open around the clock.

It is not necessary to buy books here; you can simply sit down with the publication you are drawn to on a comfortable chair right in the store and read it without leaving Moscow. Many people do just that and are in no hurry. And in the local coffee shop, located almost among the shelves with books, it is very convenient to refresh your strength with coffee and cake.

The store's poster is full, creative meetings are held constantly, so almost every week you can see one of the modern Russian writers there.

Observation deck of Sparrow Hills

Vorobyovy Gory, of course, cannot be classified as a little-known place. But they are quite far from the center, and not everyone will get to the observation point; this will take some time. Comfortable shoes are also advisable.

A cafe with beautiful views of the city was recently opened near the observation deck. The site itself is currently being renovated, but this does not prevent you from observing Moscow from above. And then you can walk through the park, which is sparsely populated and in some places reminiscent of a primeval forest, and go down to the embankment.

There is a reason to rush to this area of ​​the capital. Now the Sparrow Hills are in danger - in honor of the millennium of the baptism of Rus', they are going to erect a monument to Prince Vladimir here at the end of July. Some experts argue that such interventions threaten soil destruction. And in any case, even if the mountains are not damaged, the monument can greatly spoil the view of the city.

Shkolnaya Street

This street is located near the Rimskaya metro station (the line, it should be noted, is yellow, not too busy with passengers, so it’s convenient to get there). It is considered a romantic place for walks: lanterns, low two- and three-story houses preserved from the 19th century...

Shkolnaya is one of those few places in Moscow where a single ensemble of buildings has been preserved. It’s not far from the city center, but the street is really old. True, it’s a pity that cars drive along it (formerly Shkolnaya was considered a pedestrian street). And while walking, you need to carefully look at your feet - the sidewalks on the street are very uneven!

Theater on the Embankment

It takes quite a long walk to get to this small theater from the Sportivnaya metro station. It is located in one of the Moscow courtyards.

There is a children's studio at the theater, some of whose graduates then associate themselves with directing and stage plays on their home stage. This year, the original theater on the Embankment celebrated its 35th anniversary; all these years it has been headed by director and teacher Fyodor Sukhov. Some productions are over 20 years old. The repertoire of performances is completely diverse - productions by Kharms, Shakespeare, Brodsky.

It is important that you can watch them for free. You don’t need to buy a theater ticket: just sign up on the theater forum or by phone.

Central children's store on Lubyanka

It took a long time to restore: they started in 2008, and only last spring the main children's store countries continued its work. The walls are made of the same materials as before, and the interiors of the store have also been preserved.

But the toys are modern, visitors actively look at them and buy them. They also love to take pictures in the halls. Children's world, and not only children, but also adults enjoy posing here. In the kingdom of Barbie dolls, they even made a special podium for photo shoots, and often there is a whole queue for it. Boys of all ages also have someone to capture their memories with.

Dodo

This shop, which sells books and all sorts of things, has its own charm. A store with a strange name (Dodo in this context - rare birds reading) appeared in Moscow in 2009 and has already moved several times. Now it is almost impossible to discover it by chance: the entrance to the bookstore is through the Lotus cosmetics shop, which is located near the Kitay-Gorod metro station.

One of the founders of Dodo, book expert Alexander Gavrilov, spoke about the project: “From the very beginning, we promised ourselves that we would come up with such a store format, such an assortment and such a policy for hiring and training staff, a strategy for selecting and implementing cultural events on the site that would suit us like. We don’t want to sell books for the sake of selling books.”

As a result, at Dodo you can find rare publications that you cannot find in large stores, and you can purchase a variety of designer “things”, be it a bracelet, a magnet or a postcard. Rules for reading certain authors hang on the shelves, and the shelves have their own ironic names.

The store also hosts interesting events, such as meetings of the Society of Anonymous Readers or master classes for storytellers. It is also customary here to “hang” books - to pay for them for those who cannot afford to buy them themselves.

Among the others interesting ideas- subscription “Year of sudden reading”. These are 12 magical books that Dodo will choose for the subscription holder themselves and will send once a month.

Apartment 44

On the website of this restaurant, both Daniil Kharms is quoted, explaining the name (“They lived in an apartment forty-four Forty-four cheerful siskins...”), and Ivan Goncharov, comparing its decor and atmosphere with that of the house of Stolz and Olga.

Everything here is retro-style and homely. The halls are small, a pianist plays in the evenings, you can also go to jazz concerts, listen to a saxophone, or attend something interesting like a strawberry festival. “Apartment” is loved in the capital, several of them have already been opened.

Garden of Regular Meetings

You can stop by here for a while on your way to those same Patriarch’s Ponds. This is a small, unusual-looking green place, designed by decorative artist Roman Kovalishin. It's great for spontaneous photo shoots.

The most famous doll in the world is 58 years old! Thousands of little fans of the beautiful Barbie gathered in the hall of the Central Children's House in Moscow to congratulate their dear friend on her birthday. And the holiday, I must say, turned out to be exceptional!

A holiday for the whole world!

So, on March 11, many little guests gathered in the hall of the Central Children's House in Moscow to congratulate their dear friend Barbie on her birthday. The girls carried gifts for their favorite doll - portraits of Barbie, which they drew themselves. Hundreds of drawings took part in the exhibition at the stand in the Central Children's Store. A rich entertainment program awaited the children!

At the entrance, each girl received a bracelet and a festive cap. Everyone could also transform themselves in the make-up area and do themed aqua makeup. The girls took pictures with Barbie, danced, played with animators and participated in competitions! In the master class areas, children and their parents could learn how to create jewelry and stylish handbags with their own hands. Magicians, balloon performers, and children's dance groups performed for the guests. It was a fabulous celebration!

The most famous doll in the world

Barbie doll is perhaps the most famous toy in the world. For 58 years now, Barbie doll has been the best friend of girls all over the world! For decades now, she has remained the most desired doll. Of course, she is loved for her beauty and style, but her appeal also lies in the fact that she is a kind of symbol of the times. She always has the latest hairstyles and outfits. Her aspirations and professions reflect world events and trends.

So, in 1965, during the era of space exploration, Barbie became an astronaut, and in the 2000s, a programmer. Barbie not only follows fashion trends, she creates them herself! At a time when many professions were considered exclusively male, Barbie showed girls that they could be anything they wanted! Throughout its history, Barbie has mastered more than 180 professions. She was a firefighter, pilot, police officer, doctor and ran for president 6 times.

Barbie also tried on star images - Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Beyoncé, Andy Warhol, Karl Lagerfeld and many others. More than 80 celebrities received their own little replicas. Among them are musicians, actors, models, athletes and designers. In 2017, the first doll was released, the prototype for which was a Russian woman. Barbie has the appearance of supermodel and philanthropist Natalia Vodianova.

Today's day

Today Barbie, as before, is at the forefront of style! She became a fashion blogger. The number of followers on her Instagram account @barbiestyle is almost 2 million people from all over the world. They are watching closely fashion trends, social events and Barbie travels.

Images and outfits for Barbie are created by a team of more than a hundred people, often with the participation of famous fashion designers and fashion houses such as Armani, Dior, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Moschino, Jucy Couture, Christian Louboutin and others. Sketches of outfits, accessories, shoes and jewelry for Barbie were developed by more than 75 famous designers.

Barbie is a truly unique doll that remains the favorite toy and best friend for many girls on earth!