House with chimeras description and photo - Ukraine: Kiev (Topic)

House with chimeras description and photo - Ukraine: Kiev. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The house with chimeras was built by the architect Gorodetsky in 1903 on the former bank of the drained Goat bog. Many at that time considered it madness to start construction on a cliff - therefore, the house was initially shrouded in legends: they say that Gorodetsky took up construction on a bet with other architects who argued that it was impossible to build on such a cliff.

According to Gorodetsky's drawings, the Italian sculptor Elio Salja decorated the facade and interiors with bizarre sculptures - sea monsters and exotic animals. There is a legend that the sea monsters on the facade are a tribute to the architect of his daughter who drowned in the sea.

In the newly built house, the architect occupied one floor, the rest of the apartments were rented out. Despite the very high price, there was no end to customers. In 1913 Gorodetsky sold his mansion and in subsequent years the house changed its owners, and in the end, after the revolution, the building was nationalized. For some time, under Soviet rule, the building had communal apartments, then it became a hospital of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine.

In 2003-2004, the "House with Chimeras" was restored: the interior of the building was completely restored, including the parquet floor and painting. After the restoration, the House with Chimeras became the Small Residence of the President of Ukraine's receptions.

On the basis of the Gorodetsky House, the Museum and Cultural Center "Masterpieces of Ukrainian Art" was created as a branch of the National Museum. The exposition of the center presents works of fine art, sculptures, objects of decorative and applied art from the stock collections of the leading museums of Ukraine.

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