30 October 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Architecture, UNESCO World Heritage
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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.
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