Ginsburg Skyscraper

The Ginzburg Skyscraper
Interactive map of the The Ginzburg Skyscraper area
General information
StatusDestroyed
Architectural styleModern
LocationKyiv, Ukraine
Coordinates50°26′54.75″N 30°31′37.95″E / 50.4485417°N 30.5272083°E / 50.4485417; 30.5272083
Construction started1910
Completed1912
Demolished1941
OwnerLev Borisovich Ginzburg
Height
Height53 m (174 ft) roof, 67.5 m (221 ft) spire
Technical details
Floor count12
Design and construction
ArchitectsAdolf Minkus, Fyodor Troupianskyi

The Ginzburg Skyscraper, or Ginzburg House, was a 12-story, 67.5 m (221 ft) skyscraper in Kyiv. Known as "Ukraine's first skyscraper" and Europe's tallest building before 1925 in terms of roof height, it was completed in 1912 and destroyed in 1941.

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