The Moscow Manege on the west side of Manege Square beside Red Square was built from 1817 to 1825. The article credits Spanish engineer Agustín de Betancourt with the roof design, spanning 148 feet (45 m) without internal support, and Joseph Bové with the erection and Neoclassical exterior. It was an indoor riding academy.
The exterior has Roman Doric columns, arch-headed windows and walls painted white and cream yellow. Length conflicts, 590 feet (180 m) in one passage and 545 feet (166 m) in another, and the height is about 49 feet (15 m).
It became an exhibition hall in 1831 and an art gallery in the Soviet period. A fire on March 14, 2004 collapsed the wooden beams and rafters, leaving only the walls, and two firefighters died. It reopened on February 18, 2005, and the Moscow Design Museum has occupied it since 2012.
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