The Friendship of People Fountain is the first of three magnificent fountains you will come across along the VDNH avenue, all designed in 1954 by the architect Konstantin Topuridze.
Around the fountain, which takes up a good 3,723 square meters, are 16 statues of young girls representing the 16 republics of the Soviet Union and symbolizing their unity. The sculptures were modelled on 16 girls, one from each of the Soviet Union's territories. If you look at them carefully, you'll notice that they look similar to statues from ancient Greece.
