Institute for Hygiene and Medical Ecology named after A. M. Marseev

Location: Kyiv, Ukraine

Constructed: 1978-1980

Artist: Volodymyr Bovkun

Alternative name: Institute of General and Community Hygiene

Genre: Modernist, Soviet relief, former USSR

The artwork on the side of the institute features symbolic images of mankind combined with a decorative backdrop that comprises parts of the human anatomy. 

Institute for Hygiene and Medical Ecology named after A. M. Marseev in Kyiv, Ukraine | Modernist | Soviet relief | former USSR

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