Derzhprom in Kharkiv

30 October 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  4 minutes

© Dmitry Glazunov/cc-by-sa-4.0

© Dmitry Glazunov/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Derzhprom building is an office building located on Freedom Square in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Built in the Constructivist style, it was the first modern skyscraper building in the Soviet Union upon its completion in 1928. Its name is an abbreviation of two words that, taken together, mean State Industry. In English the structure is known as the State Industry Building or the Palace of Industry.   read more…

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