House Ginsburg
Rich mansion, located on the street Gorodetsky in Kiev, is a famous architectural monument. It is a house of a merchant of the first guild Lev Ginsburg, built in 1904. The old building is notable for its amazing façade with stucco and sculptures. Various nymphs, birds, gods, angels and giants support balconies on all sides.
The history of the house Ginzburg
The history of the famous house is very interesting. In the pre-revolutionary period of huge luxurious mansion apartments were rented to wealthy lodgers. In Soviet times it was opened a hotel. Fortunately, the events of the Second World War have left the impression on the house, and today we can see an unusually beautiful architecture of the mansion. In the postwar period in the apartments were inhabited Residences.
Today the house Ginzburg, as before, remains residential. The ground floor apartment converted for boutiques and offices. The living area of the house Ginzburg is one of the most expensive in the capital.
Gorodetsky street called the "Paris of the Kiev". It was built in the late 19th - early 20th century and is famous for the fact that retained its original "bohemian" look. In addition to the house Ginzburg, here you can see a lot of old buildings. Nearby is the Drama Theatre named after Ivan Franko.
Skyscraper Ginsburg
Often in Kiev House Ginsburg take over skyscraper Ginzburg - the first high-rise building in the Russian Empire. Legendary skyscraper was destroyed during the war. Today on the site of a skyscraper is a building of the hotel "Ukraine".
Getting there
The house Ginzburg can be reached by subway. Nearest station - "Independence Square" and "Khreshchatyk".
