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Also known as House with Chimeras

house in Kyiv, Ukraine

Key facts

Architectural style
Art Nouveau
Location
Lypky , Kyiv, Ukraine, 10 Bankova Street
Structural system
Concrete piles, Continuous foundation
Floor count
3 (Bankova) , 6 (Franko Square)
Floor area
3,309.5 m (35,623.16 sq ft)
Architect
Władysław Horodecki

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Wikidata facts

Country
Ukraine
Located in
Kyiv
Image
House with Chimaeras-2020.jpg
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inception
1902-00-00
street address
Банкова вулиця, 10
native label
Будинок з химерами
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located on street
Bankova Street
Commons category
House with Chimeras (Kyiv)
architectural style
Art Nouveau architecture
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Encyclopedic overview

House with Chimaeras (Ukrainian: Будинок з химерами, romanized: Budynok z khymeramy) or Horodetsky House (named for Władysław Horodecki) is an Art Nouveau building located in the historic Lypky neighborhood of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Situated across the street from the President of Ukraine's office at No. 10, Bankova Street, the building has been used as a presidential residence for official and diplomatic ceremonies since 2005. The street in front of the building is closed off to all automobile traffic, and is now a patrolled pedestrian zone due to its proximity to the Presidential Administration building.

The Polish architect Władysław Horodecki originally constructed the House with Chimaeras for use as his own upmarket apartment building during 1901–1902. However, as the years went by, Horodecki eventually had to sell the building due to financial troubles, after which it changed ownership numerous times before finally being occupied by an official Communist Party polyclinic until the early 2000s. When the building was vacated, its interior and exterior decor were fully reconstructed and restored according to Horodecki's original plans.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “House with Chimaeras” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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