Kyiv Art Nouveau. Early 20th-century architecture from Horodecki to Ginzburg House

2.5 hours · Meet at 17:00
Kyiv, Bessarabska Square
The House with Chimaeras in the evening
An Art Nouveau apartment building in Kyiv
Horodecki’s House with Chimaeras
The Bessarabskyi covered market
The House with Chimaeras from the south
The House with Chimaeras in the eveningAn Art Nouveau apartment building in KyivHorodecki’s House with ChimaerasThe Bessarabskyi covered marketThe House with Chimaeras from the south

At the turn of the 20th century, Kyiv went through an architectural boom: dozens of architects were building in the city at the same time in the Art Nouveau style – with asymmetrical facades, floral ornaments and sculptural decoration. The route takes you past the most striking buildings of this era in the city center.

Why go

  • See the 1912 Bessarabsky covered market, one of the largest pavilions of Kyiv Art Nouveau
  • Find out why the early 20th century gave Kyiv so many architectural masterpieces at once
  • See Horodecki’s House with Chimaeras, with sculptures of animals from all over the world
  • The guide will point out decorative details that are easy to miss when you simply walk past these buildings
  • A compact route, entirely on foot, in the very center of the city

Route

Starting point:
Bessarabska Square
Meet at 17:00 by the covered market
Bessarabsky covered market
Built in 1912, one of the largest pavilions of Kyiv Art Nouveau
Apartment buildings on Khreshchatyk and nearby streets
Typical early 20th-century stucco decoration and bay windows
Former Hotel Geneva
One of the first buildings in Kyiv with cutting-edge reinforced-concrete structures
House with Chimaeras
Architect Władysław Horodecki, 1902
Rykov apartment building
Flowing facade lines typical of the Art Nouveau style
Bankova Street
Expected to finish around 19:30

Good to know

What’s included
The price covers only the FantoTravel guide – the route is entirely outdoors, viewing the buildings’ facades.
Footwear
The route is entirely on foot through the city center; we recommend comfortable shoes.
Group
The ideal group size is up to 15 people.
Tour language
The tour is conducted in Ukrainian.

We start on Bessarabska Square by the 1912 covered market, one of the largest pavilions of Kyiv Art Nouveau. The route then winds through the streets of the center past early 20th-century apartment buildings with their typical stucco decoration, bay windows and large shop windows on the ground floor. A separate stop is the House with Chimaeras by architect Władysław Horodecki, who combined Art Nouveau with exotic animal decoration from around the world, and the former Hotel Geneva, which used reinforced-concrete structures that were cutting-edge at the time. The route ends by one of the style’s landmarks – the apartment building of architect Valerian Rykov, with the flowing facade lines typical of Art Nouveau.

Schedule

Fri
Nov 13
17:00
15 seats left

Organized by: FantoTravel · Guide: Kovalenko Iryna Mykolaivna