In the center of Ufa is the historical Gostiny Dvor, which began to be built in 1825 according to the project of the St. Petersburg Arch. A.I. Melnikova in the style of classicism. The need for such a significant commercial institution arose due to the transfer of provincial rule from Orenburg to Ufa.
Since the 1980s, the building was completely abandoned and gradually its condition came to an emergency. In 1995, the group DDT on the ruins of the Hotel filmed a video for the song "Dead City".
The restoration of the building was carried out in 2014-2015 , but its result left rather unpleasant impressions.
In 2018, ASM Group offered its recommendations for the quality restoration of shopping rows. They seem to be listening.