Ukraine stamps - House with Chimeras. 1901-1903 Kyiv

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE We offer combined shipment when you purchase multiple different items, with an additional cost of only $0.50 per extra item. We also provide refunds for over-payments on shipping charges! (Please contact us if you need more details) Stamp block "House with Chimeras. 1901-1903 Kyiv"The most mysterious building in Kiev, located on the street. Bankova, 10, everyone calls the House of Chimeras, but you will not find any chimeras there, because all the sculptures that adorn the facades are images of real creatures. The whimsy of the house in another - in its location, planning and, of course, decoration.Construction and finishing work began in May 1901 and was completed in 1903.The most unusual and mysterious in this house - its bizarre decoration. Why giant frogs on the roof? What kind of girls are riding on fish, which are mistakenly called mermaids?Why a duel of a panther with an eagle near the facade? Gorodetsky did not leave us any explanations, so people found the answers themselves. The interiors of the house are no less intricately decorated, but if the outside is decorated with sculptures of living beings, the inside is plaster images of killed animals.Passing Bankova Street, stop, take a closer look at this house and pay tribute to two outstanding masters - the architect Vladislav Gorodetsky, who designed this miracle, and the sculptor Elio Sala, who embodied the author's idea in cement. Specification: Author - Serhii Kharuk, Oleksandr KharukIssue date - 04.10.2021Printing - 25 000 copiesNominal value - 2х11,00 uah; 2х16,50 uah; 1х33,00 uahUkrposhta catalogue number - 1919-1923 (186)

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