Shanghai Exhibition Centre
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The Shanghai Exhibition Centre or the Shanghai Exhibition Hall is an exhibition and convention centre in central Shanghai. The building was built in 1955 as the Sino-Soviet Friendship Building to comm
Shanghai Exhibition Centre
Mao Zedong holds a discussion with celebrities from all walks of life in Shanghai in the Sino-Soviet Friendship Building, 1957
The centre in 2012
Exterior detail
Admiralty, Saint Petersburg
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The Main Admiralty Building, is a historic building complex located in the Central Saint Petersburg area of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the current headquarters of the Russian Navy and the formerl
Shanghai Exhibition Centre
…Andreyev, Chen Zhi, Wang Dingzheng and Cai Xianyu. It resembles the main building of the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition (VDNKh) in Moscow and the Admiralty in Leningrad. On 4 May 1954 construction on the Sino-Soviet Friendship Building began. The building was completed on 5 March 1955. The Soviet exhibition…
The Admiralty building's tower as seen from the Alexander Gardens. It is the focal point of St Petersburg's historic city center and three main avenues converge nearby.