The building at the easternmost point of the square, on the corner of Ilyinka Street, stands exactly where the so-called Middle Trade Ranks were still in the 17th century. These were - in addition to the upper trading rows, where today's GUM department store is located - a part of all those market rows that had shaped Kitai-Gorod, which is adjacent to Red Square. The massive collection of various market stalls, stalls and self-made wooden huts was for the first time replaced at the end of the 18th century by a building complex specially built for trade, the authorship of which is attributed to the Italian builder Giacomo Quarenghi. In the war of 1812, however, these buildings burned down and were replaced by Joseph Bové rebuilt - the Middle Trade Rows building that was built back then has been preserved to this day and is located on Ilyinka Street a few hundred meters east of Red Square.