On the bustling Leningrad Avenue, slightly off the road, stands a small building with elegant architecture adorned with tiles. This is the former Imperial Pavilion of the All-Russian Trade and Industrial Exhibition, which opened in 1882 in Moscow at Khodynka Field. This pavilion is the only surviving structure from the entire grand exhibition complex.

The exhibition was originally planned for 1881, but due to the assassination of Emperor Alexander II, it was postponed for a year. The opening in 1882 coincided with the coronation of Emperor Alexander III.

The organization of the exhibition was massive: it occupied 30 hectares and included 80 pavilions and structures. A picturesque town emerged on the exhibition grounds, created with the participation of leading St. Petersburg and Moscow architects, including Alexander Kaminsky and August Weber. Numerous pavilions showcased achievements in industry, agriculture, science, technology, healthcare, military and naval affairs, as well as in handicrafts. Leading Russian enterprises presented their products in separate pavilions. For the first time, an art section was organized at the exhibition, where over 900 works by famous Russian artists and sculptors, such as Vasily Vereshchagin, Nikolai Ge, Ivan Kramskoy, Ilya Repin, Vasily Polenov, and others, were displayed in a special pavilion.

The central element of the exhibition was the Main Pavilion, designed by Kaminsky and Weber. It was built of metal and glass and was located at the main entrance, serving as the exhibition's calling card. The pavilion consisted of eight three-nave pavilions connected by two concentric galleries, resembling a wheel with spokes. Pavilions housing machinery, art, and educational sections flanked it on the right and left. Most pavilions were temporary prefabricated structures that were dismantled and moved to other locations after the exhibition closed. For example, the Main Pavilion was used at the next All-Russian Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod in 1896.

A special place was occupied by the Imperial Pavilion, intended for the relaxation of high-ranking individuals and closed to other visitors. It was designed in the then-popular "Russian style" by Alexander Kaminsky.

The pavilion's building features a complex volumetric-spatial composition characteristic of ancient Russian civil construction. It seems to consist of several independent volumes, each with an original finish. The entrance is designed as a stylized porch with a high tented roof. The facades are decorated with elements of ancient Russian architecture and richly adorned with polychrome tiles, giving the building a festive appearance.

The interiors of the pavilion are also distinguished by richness and elegance. All rooms, including the emperor's and empress's chambers, study, dining room, and living room, are decorated with exquisite stucco and wood carvings featuring elements of Eastern, European, and ancient Russian architecture.

The Imperial Pavilion has been preserved in its original form, including the rich decoration of its interiors.

Currently, the building of the former pavilion houses the restaurant "Parisien."