Английская Википедия:Central Post Office (Kyiv)

Содержание

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

The Central Post Office (Шаблон:Lang-uk) in Kyiv, Ukraine, is located in Maidan Nezalezhnosti.Шаблон:R It houses Ukrposhta, Ukraine's national postal service, and includes offices and a 24-hour internet café on the upper floors.Шаблон:R The building was completed in 1958, and underwent a renovation during the 1990s.Шаблон:R

History

Construction for a new post office began in 1914, was halted by World War I, and was eventually completed in 1941.Шаблон:R It was deliberately destroyed later that year by Soviet forces in an explosion during the Шаблон:Ill, once Nazi forces had entered the city following the Red Army's retreat.Шаблон:R The current building was built between 1952 and 1958.Шаблон:R

On 2 August 1989, during heavy rainfall, the portico of the building collapsed, killing 13 people.Шаблон:RШаблон:Efn At the time of the collapse, the building had been undergoing reconstruction.Шаблон:R

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, although many Ukrposhta employees either moved to safer areas in Western Ukraine or left the country entirely, the post office remained operational.Шаблон:R Ukrposhta also released a number of popular stamps, highlighting events such as the sinking of the Moskva, the 2022 Crimean Bridge Bombing, and the liberation of Kherson, leading people to queue up for hours outside the post office.Шаблон:R

Building

The seven-story brick building has concrete floors and a tin roof.Шаблон:R It is L-shaped, with its wings being about Шаблон:Cvt in length.Шаблон:R The wing located along Khreshchatyk has a slight curvature.Шаблон:R The façade includes Ukrainian Baroque elements.Шаблон:R The building used to have a parapet, but it does no longer.Шаблон:R White marble tiles were added to the central hall during a renovation in the 1990s.Шаблон:R On the first floor, the frames for the doors and windows are made of dark granite.Шаблон:R