Kharkiv

Pushkinskaya street

Streets

Description

  • Pushkinskaya Street is considered the center of the second, after the city's main streets - Sumy
  • This street is one of the oldest in the city, so her visit will allow to feel the atmosphere of old Kharkiv

Pushkinskaya Street is considered the center of the second, after the city's main street - Sumy. It is parallel to it, and is located in the central area of the city. This street is one of the oldest in the city, so her visit will allow to feel the atmosphere of old Kharkiv. The street is also famous for the fact that there are plenty of popular city restaurants, cafes, tea, chocolate and other gastronomic establishments.

Pushkinskaya Street is considered the center of the second, after the city's main street - Sumy. It is parallel to it, and is located in the central area of the city. This street is one of the oldest in the city, so her visit will allow to feel the atmosphere of old Kharkiv. The street is also famous for the fact that there are plenty of popular city restaurants, cafes, tea, chocolate and other gastronomic establishments.

How to get there?

Outside Metro Pushkinskaya and Architect Beketov also subway University and the Historical Museum are within a 10-minute walk. The street ply routes 223, 233, 289, 291.

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HISTORY

  • In Soviet times, the street were the key party bodies
  • In 1910 the street was paved tram route, now it does not exist
  • In 1909-1912's Choral Synagogue was erected in the street

The previous name that the street bore before the beginning of the twentieth century was Deutsche Street, which belongs to the Nagorny district - one of the oldest districts of the city. The name itself tells about the history of the street: in 1805, the city authorities allocated this territory under the settlement of 23 families of foreign artisans. In the middle of the 19th century, the street began near Nikolayevskaya Square, where St. Nicholas Church was located (the church was demolished by atheistic Soviet authorities in 1930- ohm year), and ended at Kaplunovskaya Street, where in 1912 the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin was erected according to the design of Alexei Beketov, behind which the cemetery was located. In the 30s, this part of the city was razed to the ground, and in its place partly houses were located.

The previous name that the street bore before the beginning of the twentieth century was Deutsche Street, which belongs to the Nagorny district - one of the oldest districts of the city. The name itself tells about the history of the street: in 1805, the city authorities allocated this territory under the settlement of 23 families of foreign artisans. In the middle of the 19th century, the street began near Nikolayevskaya Square, where St. Nicholas Church was located (the church was demolished by atheistic Soviet authorities in 1930- ohm year), and ended at Kaplunovskaya Street, where in 1912 the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin was erected according to the design of Alexei Beketov, behind which the cemetery was located. In the 30s, this part of the city was razed to the ground, and in its place partly houses were located.

INTERESTING FACTS

  • It is located on the street Pushkinskaya first building, designed by architect A. Beketov in Kharkov - the building of the Kharkiv commercial school (now - the body of the National Academy of Law).
  • The name of the street was in honor of the anniversary of the famous Russian poet to the centenary of his birth - in 1899.
  • Building under №49 on the street Pushkinskaya Kharkiv jokingly called "Noah's Ark" in honor of the author of the project at home - November Podgorny. The house consists of two parts: a six-storey, overlooking the street Hirschman, and a five-story facade of which is located on Pushkin Street.
  • It is located on the street Pushkinskaya first building, designed by architect A. Beketov in Kharkov - the building of the Kharkiv commercial school (now - the body of the National Academy of Law).
  • The name of the street was in honor of the anniversary of the famous Russian poet to the centenary of his birth - in 1899.
  • Building under №49 on the street Pushkinskaya Kharkiv jokingly called "Noah's Ark" in honor of the author of the project at home - November Podgorny. The house consists of two parts: a six-storey, overlooking the street Hirschman, and a five-story facade of which is located on Pushkin Street.