The wholesale building on Red Square was not built until 1894, at the same time as the current GUM department store was built. Since it was planned as a supplement to this from the start - while the upper rows were supposed to accommodate the retail trade, the house to the right of it was reserved for the wholesale trade - it is not surprising that both buildings look very similar architecturally, with one of the magnificent old Russian buildings 15th and 16th century ajar facade. The building's architect was Roman Klein, who also designed numerous other well-known Moscow structures in the late 19th century, including the Pushkin Museum.