Russia - Illuminated state department store GUM building on the Red Square during Christmas in Moscow

Red Square (Russian: Кра́сная пло́щадь, Krásnaya plóshchad’) is the most famous city square in Moscow, and arguably one of the most famous in the world. The square separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitay-gorod. As major streets of Moscow radiate from here in all directions, being promoted to major highways outside the city, the Red Square is often considered the central square of Moscow and of all Russia.

Directly opposite the Mausoleum, on the eastern side of the square, lies the building which houses Russia's most famous shopping mall - the State Department Store, GUM. Since the fall of communism, several other shopping centers and hypermarkets have sprung up to rival it in prestige, but GUM retains its status as a consumer Mecca for visitors to Moscow.

Main Department Store or GUM (ГУМ, pronounced as goom, in full Главный Универсальный Магазин, Glavnyi Universalnyi Magazin) is a common name for the main department store in many cities of the Soviet Union and some post-Soviet states. The most famous GUM is a large store in Kitai-gorod of Moscow, facing Red Square. During Christmas time the whole GUM building is lit with thousands of lights and I was lucky to capture it with such a beautifufl sunset.

PENTAX K20D, f/16, 4 sec (4), ISO 100, 14 mm

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  2. © Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com (42 months ago | reply)

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  3. Jeff Eickhoff (42 months ago | reply)

    Whoa! Look at that sublime color. Incredible as usual, Lucie.

  4. Ander Ormaetxea (42 months ago | reply)

    Impresionante! muy bonita!

  5. U_SF (42 months ago | reply)

    woow !! great colors and sharp taken
    well done sister : )

  6. oןɹɐɔcarlo (42 months ago | reply)

    Extraordinary shot!!! ;-))

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  7. bcnfoto (42 months ago | reply)

    Great. Well done¡¡¡

  8. Hotma MS (42 months ago | reply)

    Woow!!! Speechless... Love it! Thanks for sharing...

  9. Barry McGrath (42 months ago | reply)

    Super

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    Lovely colours on your shot, nice exposition, so perfect ;)

  11. mjmalone54 (42 months ago | reply)

    Great color and composition. Wonderful image.

  12. paulsretrography1963 (42 months ago | reply)

    great sky,brilliant..

  13. SFB579 (42 months ago | reply)

    A super image, well done.

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  14. Fred © [deleted] (42 months ago | reply)

    Wow stunning tones and point of view. Bravo!

  15. adkforester (42 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic shot, great use of the crosswalk.

  16. FelixPagaimo (42 months ago | reply)

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  17. .Marcus Sapateiro. (42 months ago | reply)

    simplesmente linda.!!!que cor!

  18. Mellard (42 months ago | reply)

    Wow - Stunning!

  19. Michal Čejchan (42 months ago | reply)

    very nice shot!

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    Wow it's so nice !!

  21. Chee Seong (42 months ago | reply)

    Amazing night shot. Great colors!

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  22. Maryam.Ibrahim (42 months ago | reply)

    yaaaaay
    Lovely cupture
    well tacken
    =)

  23. Sh@mpoo (42 months ago | reply)

    awsome capture luv the colours

  24. Erroba (Back from holiday) (42 months ago | reply)

    Wow, great angle and stunning colours !

  25. Ligorio (42 months ago | reply)

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  26. wandering clouds (42 months ago | reply)

    beautiful!!

  27. Philippe Brevet (42 months ago | reply)

    magnifique

    j'aime beaucoup

  28. JRodrigues. (42 months ago | reply)

    Excellent shot and colours!
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  30. www.alfredogiacobbe.com (42 months ago | reply)

    how beautiful!!!!!

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  31. Andrea Rapisarda (42 months ago | reply)

    a wonderful shot!!

  32. Kuzeytac (42 months ago | reply)

    Really beautiful!!

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  33. PatrickSmithPhotography (42 months ago | reply)

    Nice perspective!

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  34. A.Alwosaibie (42 months ago | reply)

    very nice shot!!

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    Beautiful shot! lovley colours! Congratulations!

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  38. Badri :-) (42 months ago | reply)

    Superb composition!

  39. H.AlRoumi (42 months ago | reply)

    i always come here to see the thing i have never seen in my life !
    i really adore your work lucie !
    God bless you
    simply words wont give you what you really deserve

  40. F H Mira (42 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic color.

  41. COSKUNTUNA ... 800.000 ... THANK YOU_ (42 months ago | reply)

    süper...

  42. ~~Lou~~ (42 months ago | reply)

    The sky is amazing - really all of it is amazing, but especially the sky...lovely!!

  43. Keith & Mandy (42 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful colours. What an amazing sky.

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  44. Olivier Maurin | CoolGraph (42 months ago | reply)

    Nice colors !

  45. calvin_y (42 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful shot. Is this a HDR picture?

  46. ©haddock (away) (42 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful, it's very difficult to find a photogenic foreground for this, because of parking and traffic, but you found the perfect angle in this case.

  47. Maxsimus (42 months ago | reply)

    Awesome purple tones.. :-)
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  48. Katherine Pearce (42 months ago | reply)

    awesome colors!

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    Superb shot

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  51. Waleed Almotar (42 months ago | reply)

    great photo

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