Throughout the following century, Gostiny Dvor was augmented, resulting in ten indoor streets and as many as 178 shops by the 20th-century.
Stavbo je zasnoval leta 1757, z izdelavo modela, Bartolomeo Rastrelli, ki pa je bila nato zavržen v prid cenejše in bolj funkcionalne neoklasične oblike, ki jo je izdelal Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe (1729-1800).