Tuesday, October 20, 2009

River boat station (1957,1961) Kiev, Ukraine


Architects V.Hopkolo, V.Ladnyi.H.Slutskyi
Kiev river-boat station was built in 1957-1961 according to the project of the architects V.Gopkalo,V.Ladnyi,G.Slutskiy and others in the Post square.The building has four floors facing the Dnieper and two floors facing the square.In the central part of the station there is a round tower where relay connection apparatus are kept.On the first two floors there are administrative and economicrooms,cas-hall,luggage-office;on the second and third floor there is a post-office.Earlier there was a hotel and a restaurant there.The interior was designed by such painters as E.Kotkov,V.Lamakh,I.Litovchenko.

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