Gorelik house, Art Nouveau merchant house in Donetsk, Ukraine.
The Gorelik House is an Art Nouveau building in Donetsk featuring a faceted tower topped with a pointed dome and decorated with ceramic tile inserts across its exterior walls. A western extension added in 1977 expands the structure while respecting the original architectural language.
Merchant Gorelik commissioned this building between 1901 and 1905 during the height of Art Nouveau design in the region. Later, an underground Bolshevik printing press operated within its walls before the October Revolution of 1917.
In the early Soviet period, this building housed the Tudorovsky Club, where locals gathered for dancing and socializing in a large hall. The space became a central point in the community's social life.
The building is clearly visible from the street and its distinctive tower and ceramic detailing can be observed from multiple angles around it. Walking past the structure allows visitors to appreciate both the original design and the 1977 extension from different vantage points.
A prayer room is hidden within the tower's upper levels, an unexpected combination of commercial building and spiritual space that visitors often miss. This feature reveals a different side to the structure's purpose beyond its role as a merchant's house.
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