Bankova Street

Coordinates: 50°26′50″N 30°31′50″E / 50.4472°N 30.5305°E / 50.4472; 30.5305
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Vulytsia Bankova
Pechersk Raion, Kyiv
(central part)

Bankova Street (

pedestrianised and closed-off, as it houses the Presidential Office of Ukraine and various official residences, notably the House with Chimaeras
.

History

Bankova Street was first constructed during the 1870s on the estate of

Governor-General F. Trepov. During its history, the street was named Tsaredarska, Trepovska (in honor of G.G. Trepov), Bankova, Komynistychna (from 1919-1938), and Ordzhonikidze (1938-1992). During World War II was named as Bismarck-Strasse. The street was renamed once again to its historic name, "Bankova," in 1992. The present name comes from the 1840 building of the Kyiv Office of the State Bank
, hence "Bank Street". Today the bank is located at 7 Instytutska Street.

The street runs between Instytutska Street and Kruhlouniversitetska Street passing

Presidential Administration of Ukraine
and No.10 is the House with Chimaeras.

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

Gallery

  • 1/10 Bank Street (at Institute Street)
    1/10 Bank Street (at Institute Street)
  • 2 Bank Street
    2 Bank Street
  • 3 Bank Street
    3 Bank Street
  • 5-7 Bank Street
    5-7 Bank Street
  • 10 Bank Street
    10 Bank Street
  • 11 Bank Street
    11 Bank Street
  • 12 Bank Street
    12 Bank Street
  • 21/12 Lutheran Street
    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

  1. ^ Savchuk (1996), p. 99
  2. ^ "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.

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