Kharkiv is the second most populated city in Ukraine located in the
northeast of the country, an important industrial, scientific, and
transport center, the capital of Kharkiv Oblast.
Svobody (Freedom) Square - the main square of Kharkiv
and the largest square in Ukraine. All significant and solemn events
in Kharkiv, as a rule, take place here. You can get to Freedom Square
by metro (University and Derzhprom stations).
The square has an unusual shape of a flask, the neck of which is
closed by Sumska Street. The main architectural dominants are the
State Industry House (1925-1928), also known as Derzhprom, and the
main building of V. Karazin Kharkiv National University (1930-1932) -
architectural monuments in the style of constructivism.
Derzhprom - the main symbol of Kharkiv. The height
of the building is 63 meters, together with the TV tower - 108 meters.
Today, it is a large office center.
Sumska Street - the main street of Kharkiv stretching
from Constitution Square to Gorky Park. On this street there are a lot
of old buildings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The street itself originated as a road to the town of Sumy in the 17th
century. The most notable buildings are the “Thermometer” house
(Sumska Street, 1), Kharitonov’s tenement house (Sumska Street, 5),
Kharkiv Drama Theater named after Taras Shevchenko (Sumska Street, 9),
the building of the insurance company “Salamander” with antique
columns and sculptures on the facade (Sumska Street, 17), the mansion
of the merchants Aladins (Sumska Street, 44). On this street there is
also the Kharkiv National Opera and Ballet Theater (Sumska Street,
25), the Wedding Palace (Sumska Street, 61), as well as one of the
main symbols of Kharkiv - the fountain “Mirror Stream” (Peremohy
Garden Square).
Cathedral of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God
(1689)
- the oldest surviving building in Kharkiv, an important monument of
Ukrainian architecture of the second half of the 17th century. The
cathedral is part of the complex of buildings of the Holy Intercession
Monastery. Universytets’ka Street, 10/8.
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(1771-1780)
- a majestic architectural monument of national importance with a
height of 89.5 meters, one of the most visited Orthodox sights of
Kharkiv, located next to the Intercession Cathedral and built in the
late (Catherine) Baroque style.
Organ music concerts are regularly held in one of the halls of this
cathedral. Universytets’ka Street, 11.
Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(1888-1901)
- one of the largest cathedrals in Eastern Europe located in close
proximity to the previous two cathedrals, to the west of them, on the
other bank of the Lopan River.
The cathedral was built in the old Byzantine style and is
distinguished by a special “striped” masonry. Blahovishchenska Square,
1.
