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TRETYAKOV GALLERY
Designed by Russian-revivalist artist Viktor Vasnetsov to resemble an exotic
boyar castle, the Tretyakov Gallery houses the world's biggest collection of
Russian icons and prerevolutionary Russian art. The building was completed
in 1905.
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The Collection
The tour of the gallery begins on the 2nd floor, where 18th- to 20th-century artists are ex-
hibited. On the 1st floor, visitors are treated to more
fin de siècle
art before finding them-
selves surrounded by medieval icons
Second Floor