VDNKH, Interior

Once you’ve walked through the entrance arch, a vast central avenue opens up in front of you, bordered on both sides by seven large fountains.

In front of you is the 1954 Central Pavilion, one of the park's most monumental and important buildings, as well as its tallest, thanks to the golden spire that goes up 97 meters.

Once you've gone past it, press pause and head to the Friendship of People Fountain behind it.

This is the first of three magnificent fountains you will come across along this avenue, all designed in 1954 by the architect Konstantin Topuridze.

Around the fountain, which takes up a good 3,723 square meters, are 16 statues of young girls representing the 16 republics of the Soviet Union and symbolizing their unity. The sculptures were modelled on 16 girls, one from each of the Soviet Union's territories. If you look at them carefully, you'll notice that they look similar to statues from ancient Greece....