Palace of Children and Youth Creativity
Location: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Constructed: 1985-1993
Architect: Viktor Bobrovskiy
Former name: Kharkiv City Children’s Palace of Culture
Genre: Modernist, Soviet architecture, former USSR
The decision to create a youth palace in Kharkiv was taken in 1977 but work on the building didn’t start until 1985. Due to be completed two years later, construction on the project halted soon after it had begun and didn’t restart again until 1990. The centre eventually opened on 21st August 1993.
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