Bankova Street
Pechersk Raion, Kyiv (central part) |
Bankova Street (
History
Bankova Street was first constructed during the 1870s on the estate of
The street runs between Instytutska Street and Kruhlouniversitetska Street passing
A segment between Luteranska and Kruhlouniversitetska streets has a one way towards Kruhlouniversitetska.
Infrastructure
From 1905 to around 1946, a tram line (at various times No.7 and 18, respectively) ran through the street, connecting the Bessarabska Square near Khreshchatyk and Hrushevsky Street.
The southern portion close to Lutheran Street has limited access and is fenced off with checkpoints around the Presidential administration. There are stairs that lead to a small park that is the backyard of House with Chimaeras. The park is at a lower grade compared to Bank Street, but on the same grade as a park of the Franko Drama Theater. The area belongs to the Kyivenerho where is located the headquarters of the company in a building of the former 8th Kyiv Gymnasium.
There is information that underneath the Presidential administration building and buildings of the parliamentary committees exists a system of underground passages.[2]
Addresses
- 1/10
- 2 Lieberman House, built 1898
- 3
- 5-7 Building of parliamentary committees
- 6-8 Building of parliamentary committees
- 10 House with Chimaeras, built 1901-03 for Władysław Horodecki, now a presidential residence and a headquarters of State Protocol and Ceremonials
- 11 Presidential Administration building, built 1930s
- 12
Gallery
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1/10 Bank Street (at Institute Street)
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2 Bank Street
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3 Bank Street
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5-7 Bank Street
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10 Bank Street
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11 Bank Street
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12 Bank Street
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21/12 Lutheran Street
See also
Further reading
- Kudrytskyi, A. V. (1982). Kyiv, A historical overview (in Ukrainian). Kyiv: Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia.
- Galina Savchuk, The Streets of Kiev, (Kiev, 1996).
Notes
References
- ^ Savchuk (1996), p. 99
- ^ "Обнародована тайная схема ходов под Радой и Администрацией президента" [There was published a secret schematics of passages under the parliament and presidential administration]. Vesti (in Russian). 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-25.