Здание почты, Historic post office building in Naryan-Mar, Russia
The postal administration building is a two-story wooden structure defined by a conical tower and triangular white window frames arranged across its exterior. The construction consists of five sections of varying shapes, topped by an octagonal pyramid-shaped roof.
Construction of the structure began in 1946 during the Soviet post-war reconstruction period and was completed in 1952, with building materials transported by air from Arkhangelsk. This aerial route was the only practical option for delivering supplies to this isolated Arctic settlement.
The carved decoration is described as Nenets in character: the triangular forms recall chums, the conical tents of the Nenets reindeer herders. The tower was originally designed to carry a large clock face, and a clock was installed in 2002 but removed after it broke. The right wing now belongs to the Nenets Autonomous Okrug administration.
The building stands at Smidovicha Street, 25, in central Naryan-Mar, and its exterior can be viewed from the street. The right wing houses the administration of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, while the postal service occupies the rest. The tower's clock, installed in 2002, stopped working after a few years and was removed.
The tower was designed with a large clock face, but the clock installed in 2002 stopped working after a few years and was removed. A spire that once crowned the dome was dismantled and lost during the 2000 repair, when the wooden cupola was covered with copper sheets.
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