House with Chimeras

The House with Chimeras spans six floors and displays elaborate animal sculptures across its exterior walls, combining Art Nouveau and English Gothic architectural elements.

Architect Volodymyr Pokrovskyi designed this concrete building in 1914, introducing modern construction techniques to the early twentieth-century architectural landscape of Kharkiv.

The decorative elements of the building reflect the architect's interest in hunting through detailed representations of land animals and underwater creatures on both exterior and interior surfaces.

Located near administrative buildings in central Kharkiv, the structure stands partially on a slope, revealing three floors from Bankova Street and all six from Ivan Franko Square.

The building incorporates concrete construction methods that were progressive for its time, setting new standards in architectural engineering during the early 1900s.

Location: Kharkiv

Inception: 1914

Architects: Volodymyr Pokrovskyi

Architectural style: Art Nouveau, English Gothic architecture

Floors above the ground: 6

Address: вул Чернишевська, 79

GPS coordinates: 50.00806,36.24278

Latest update: March 3, 2025 09:49