Besarabsky Market
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The Besarabsky Market (Ukrainian: Бесарабський ринок, translit.: Besarabs'kyi rynok), also frequently called Besarabka (Ukrainian: Бесарабка) is an indoor market located in the center of Kiev at the south-west end of Khreshchatyk, the main and best known street of the city.
The market was built in 1910 - 1912 to the design of H. Hay.
The name of the market originates to Bessarabia, a region conquered by the Russian Empire during Russo-Turkish Wars and now partially located at south-western Ukraine in the Odessa Oblast.
 Architectural details on the entrance gates to the market. |
 An architectural exteriour window of the market. |
[edit] External links
- Vokrug sveta magazine - section in the article on Khreshchatyk. (Russian)
- Бессарабський ринок in Wiki-Encyclopedia Kyiv (Ukrainian)
- Google maps - satellite image centered on the market
| Area surrounding Khreschatyk |
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| Besarabska Square: Besarabsky Market | Besarabsky Quarter | Metrohrad | Arena Centre |
| Prorezna Street | Central Department Store | Ministry of Agrarian Policy | Passage | City Council |
| Maidan Nezalezhnosti: Central Post Office | Globus | Liadskyi Gate | National Musical Academy | Hotel Ukrayina | October Palace | Trade Union House | Kiev Conservatory |
| European Square: Hotel Dnipro | Ukrainian House | Kiev Philarmony | Parliamentary Library |
