Mirror Stream

Mirror Stream (Ukrainian: Дзеркальний струмінь, Dzerkalʹnyi struminʹ; Russian: Зеркальная струя, Zerkalʹnaya struya) is a fountain in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The natural fountain was discovered in 1947.[1]

Mirror Stream

The fountain is near the Kharkiv Philharmonic.[2] It was built in 1947. It remains one of the most remarkable architectural monuments in Kharkiv and, due to that, has been listed in UNESCO's Encyclopedia.

Former "Komsomol Heroes Alley" as photographed in 2007

A "Komsomol Heroes Alley" with busts of young World War II heroes was located behind the fountain from 1958 until 2013.[1] The busts were removed during the construction of the new church Khram Svyatykh Zhon-Myronosytsʹ, due to the 2015 decommunization laws they have never returned.[1]

  • Fountain in spring
    Fountain in spring
  • Stucco on the keystone
    Stucco on the keystone
  • Gazebo at night
    Gazebo at night

References
  1. (in Russian) Five carry a refrigerator: six lost monuments of Kharkov, my kharkov.info (26 December 2019)
  2. http://www.culture.uamir.ru/article/2182.html?PHPSESSID=05d4199bb211ca4b4b8385e550d37005%5B%5D
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Web camera of the fountain

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