Derzhprom (the State Industry Building)
Derzhprom (the State Industry Building) is part of the Tentative list of Ukraine in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
The Derzhprom State Industrial Building is a constructivist-style complex built between 1925 and 1928 at the Freedom Square in Kharkiv. The complex consists of three H-shaped buildings of up to 11 storeys with connecting walkways and bridges. Derzhprom is considered the world's largest constructivist building.
Map of Derzhprom (the State Industry Building)
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Community Reviews
ChrisDorn
I visited Kharkiv in 2021, six months before the start of the... disaster.
At that time, I was not yet part of the UNESCO enthusiast community, so I had no idea that I was next to a nominee for inclusion in the World Heritage Site. But even then, I was impressed by the massiveness and grandeur of the building - a very unusual architecture for Kharkiv.
Outside, there is also a large fountain built into the sidewalk. In the hot summer of 2021, you could meet children and their parents there every day, who were cooling off in powerful jets of the fountain in their bathing suits. I was no exception.
Unfortunately, I have not been inside Derzhprom, but I hope to fix this someday. I also hope that the building will survive until the end of the war. A few weeks ago, it was already damaged by shelling.
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Site Info
- Full Name
- Derzhprom (the State Industry Building)
- Country
- Ukraine
- Added
- 2017
- Nominated for
- 2025
- Type
- Cultural
- Categories
- Structure - Civic and Public Works
- Link
- By ID
Site History
2017 Added to Tentative List
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