Besarabskyi Market

The Besarabskyi Market (Ukrainian: Бесарабський ринок, Besarabs'kyi rynok), also referred to as the Besarabka (Ukrainian: Бесарабка), is an indoor market 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 sq ft) of market space.

Besarabskyi Market
Бессарабський ринок
General information
StatusArchitectural monument of national importance
Architectural styleArt Nouveau
LocationKyiv, Ukraine
Coordinates50°26′33″N 30°31′18″E
Construction started1920
Completed1912
Design and construction
Architect(s)Henryk Julian Gay

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).

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