Bessarabskyi Market
Building in Ukraine
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The Bessarabskyi Market (Ukrainian: Бессарабський ринок, romanized: Bessarabs'kyi rynok), or Besarabskyi Market (Ukrainian: Бесарабський ринок), also referred to as the Bessarabka (Ukrainian: Бессарабка), is a market hall located in the center of Kyiv on the Bessarabska Square at the southwest end of the city's main thoroughfare, the Khreshchatyk. Constructed from 1910 to 1912 to a design of Polish architect Henryk Julian Gay, the market features 896 square metres (9,640 ft2) of market space.
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Бессарабський ринок | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
| Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°26′33″N 30°31′18″E |
| Construction started | 1920 |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Henryk Julian Gay |
| Official name | Критий ринок (Indoor market) |
| Type | Architecture |
| Reference no. | 260106 |
Its name originates from Bessarabia,[1] a region conquered by the Russian Empire during the Russo-Turkish Wars and now partially located in southwestern Ukraine on the territory of the Odesa Oblast (province).
