Blagoveshchensky Market5 photos

Blagoveshchensky Market

No city, large or small, can be imagined without a market—a place where not only trade takes place, but where one can also encounter a vibrant mix of emotions, moods, and people. Probably there isn’t a single inhabitant of Kharkov who hasn’t been to the Central Market, which is already over 100 years old. The market originated in the 1830s on the site of the Piskunovskaya levada. At that time, the area was swampy, so trading could only take place in winter, when the Lopan River and the marshes were covered with ice. In 1864–1866, the area was cleared and leveled, and a bridge was built connecting the market to the downtown district.

After the Lopan River was drained between 1887 and 1891, the Blagoveshchensky Market became the main marketplace of the city. What’s more, the covered market building is an example of modernist architecture—它 was constructed in the early 20th century by the renowned architect I.I. Zagoskin. The market’s stalls were given distinct names, such as “Red Stalls” and “Suzdal Stalls”; their design also reflected the work of another famous architect, B.N. Korenenko. In 1923, a third architect, A.V. Linetsky, oversaw the market’s redevelopment; he built wooden stalls that continued to be in use until the 1960s.

The photos were taken from the Internet.
Source: vk.com/old_kharkov
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