Category: Architecture
Castle of Baron Rudolph Steingel
15.09.2022
Quite often, Kyivans call the building at the beginning of Yaroslaviv Val Street the Baron's house. However, this is a mistake. In fact, Baron Rudolf Steingel and his family lived in the castle, which he purchased and rebuilt in the late 1870s. This manor house can still be seen on Bulvarno-Kudryavska Street. According to the […]
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Interregional Academy of Personnel Management
16.08.2022
There is a place in Kyiv that can be called an open-air museum! It is a park of Tripoli culture and a garden of seven wonders of the world. And there are also sculptures of muses and prominent personalities of the past, including: Taras Shevchenko - did you know that there are more than a […]
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The Bessarabian Market
15.07.2022
The Bessarabian Market is one of the best monuments of rational modernism in Kyiv. Its grand opening took place 100 years ago – on July, 1912. Long before the construction, Bessarabska Square was occupied by a Lutheran cemetery in the 16-18th centuries; at the beginning of the 19th century – by a horse post station; […]
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10 interesting facts about VDNG
06.07.2022
It was 64 years ago, July 6, 1958 when the Exhibition opened in Kyiv - VDNG. Nowadays it is the National Complex Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG). Its architectural ensemble of the central part of the exhibition centre, and it includes 19 objects, has the status of a national monument. Fact 1 The complex was called […]
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Kyiv Gaudi – Vladyslav Gorodetsky
02.06.2022
Vladyslav Gorodetsky was born June 4, 1863 in the village of Sholudki, Vinnitsa region. He studied in Odesa, and later at the Academy of Art in St. Petersburg. In 1891 he moved to Kyiv, and for almost 30 years of his life Gorodetsky devoted to city’s architectural decoration. His works are still hallmarks of the […]
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VDNG: The Soviet past
09.05.2022
Stars, sickles and hammers – such elements decorate the central pavilions of the complex today. This is not surprising, because it was opened back in 1958, in honour of the 40th anniversary of the Communist Party of Ukraine! It was here that Ukrainian manufacturers demonstrated their achievements. Ukrainian industry and agriculture was represented in the […]
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10 Interesting Facts about House with Chimaeras
21.08.2019
House with Chimaeras or Horodecki House is an Art Nouveau building located in the historic Lypky neighborhood of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The name derives from sculptural decorations representing the land and underwater wildlife, the attributes of hunting, and fabulous creatures. They look impressive but the following facts will impress you even more. Fact […]
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