Monument to Creativity, Expo Georgia 7th (Theme) Pavilion
Location: Tbilisi, Georgia
Constructed: 1960-1971
Architects: D. Paninashvili, L. Mamaladze, V. Nasaridze, W. Peykrishvili (architects), Leonardo Shengelia, Guram Kalandadze, Aliko Gorgadze, Tezo Asatiani and Kukuri Tsereteli (artists)
Former name: The Exhibition of the Successes of the Georgian Economy/VDNKH Exhibition Centre
Genre: Soviet architecture, former USSR
The VDNKH Exhibition Centre was established to replace the Stalinist Empire style building that had been the city’s trade fair since the 1930s. Constructed over a period of eleven years, the new and much larger EXPO featured attractive pathways, well-places sculptures, green space and bodies of water, as well as more pavilions, all of which were designed in the style of Soviet Modernism.
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