House of the Weeping Widow

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House of the Weeping Widow
Arshavskyi House
The house of the weeping widow

The house of the weeping widow

Data
place Kiev , UkraineUkraineUkraine 
architect Eduard Bradtman
Client Serhiy Arshavskyi
Architectural style Art Nouveau
Construction year 1907
Coordinates 50 ° 26 '37.3 "  N , 30 ° 31' 40.3"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 26 '37.3 "  N , 30 ° 31' 40.3"  E
particularities
Architectural monument, residence

The House of the Weeping Widow ( Ukrainian Дім невтішної вдови / Дім вдови, що плаче ) or Arshavskyj House ( Особняк Аршавського ) is a 1907 building in the Art Nouveau style of the Ukrainian capital of Kiev .

Surname

The architectural monument of local importance was named after a woman's mascaron in the middle of the gable facade, whose cheeks seem to run down with tears when it rains. The name Arshavskyj House goes back to the owner of the building, Serhiy Arshavskyi, a dealer from Poltava .

The gable with the woman's mask

history

Built in 1907 by the German architect Eduard Bradtman in Art Nouveau style, the house now belongs to the Ukrainian government and officially became the residence of the Ukrainian President in June 2007 and is occasionally used to host official and diplomatic receptions.

Building in December 2007

location

The House of the Weeping Widow is a corner house on Lutheran Street ( Ljuteranska wulyzja ) 23 in downtown Kiev near the Church of St. Catherine , the Presidential Office of Ukraine and the house with the chimeras .

Web links

Commons : House of the Weeping Widow  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ House of the Weeping Widow in the service of the government ; last accessed on March 28, 2013 (Ukrainian)
  2. ^ Günther Schäfer: Kiev: Tours through the metropolis on the Dnepr . In: City guide (=  Trescher series of trips ). 3. Edition. Trescher Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-89794-181-6 , pp. 191 ([ limited preview in Google Book search]).