Until 1923, the main building of the Cherkasy Polytechnic was a State Wine Storage, that is, a liquor and vodka factory.
Such Storage were massively created in the Russian Empire at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries as part of the "Wine Monopoly", introduced at the initiative of the Minister of Finance Serhiy Vitte in 1896.
The main building of the complex in the eclectic style was built in 1905 (according to other sources - in 1887). Initially, the facade was unequal in height: it had two- and three-story parts. The decor is made of facing brick. The ceramic floor covering with the stamp "Herenheym Society, Kharkiv", forged metal tanks in the basements, fragments of sewage and ventilation systems have been preserved.
Currently, it is one of t ...
Last update
6/15/2024
Categories | Architecture |
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Date of foundation | 1887-1895 |
Address |
Ostafiya Dashkovycha Street, 62
Cherkasy |
Coordinates | 49.438308° N, 32.054992° E Coordinates copied |
Official site | http://www.polytechnic.ck.ua/ |
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