Tretyakovsky Proyezd

Tretyakovsky Proyezd with a Christmas Tree.

Tretyakov Drive (Russian: Третьяковский проезд) is a short street with boutiques and shops with many luxury goods located in Kitai-gorod in Moscow and known as one of the most expensive shopping areas in the world.

The mediaeval-looking archway onto Theatre Drive was designed by architect Alexander Kaminsky (1829-97) in 1871. The project was financed by Kaminsky's brother-in-law, Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov, who was also the founder of the Tretyakov Gallery.

The Tretyakovs' frustration over a blockage on Nikolskaya Street is said to have inspired them to buy the land and revive a Middle Ages thoroughfare from Nikolskaya to the Theatre Drive, across the former Kitai-gorod wall.

Shops and showrooms

The 1909 memorial statue to Ivan Fyodorov, who printed Russia's first book near this site in 1564.

An arcade in Tretyakovsky Proezd.

*Bentley Motors Limited
*Ferrari
*Ermenegildo Zegna
*Bvlgari
*Chopard
*Armani
*Prada
*Gucci
*Dolce and Gabbana
*Baccarat
*Pirogi na Nikolskoi (Café)
*Roberto Cavalli
*Yves Saint Laurent
*Tretyakov Lounge (Restaurant)
*Brioni
*Graff
*Tiffany and Co
*Tod's
*Tretyakov Spa by Anne Semonin

See also

* List of upscale shopping districts