"House with Chimeras. Kyiv" GF Postcard

Interesting facts about Kyiv’s most mystical building, featured on this postcard:

• Two different faces: From the side of Bankova Street, the building appears to have three stories; however, due to a sharp change in elevation on the steep slope facing Ivan Franko Square, it rises to six stories.

• An advertisement for cement: The architect, Horodetsky, built the structure as a kind of showcase for a material that was new at the time—cement—aiming to demonstrate its strength and versatility.

• A "safari" façade: Based on sketches by Horodetsky, the sculptor Elio Salà populated the building’s walls with giraffes, elephants, rhinoceroses, frogs, lizards, giant fish, and mythical dolphins ridden by figures holding tridents.

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• High-density paper. Paper Type: Gloss.
• High quality, full-color, full-bleed printing on both sides
• Size: 4,13"*5,83" (10,5x14,8 cm)

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