Freedom Square (Kharkiv) in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Freedom Square (Kharkiv)

Europe's second-largest city square — 12 ha of constructivist grandeur

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Kharkiv was Soviet Ukraine's first capital. The vast Freedom Square is ringed by the 1928 Derzhprom — Europe's first concrete skyscraper and a UNESCO-listed monument of constructivism.

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  • Freedom Square measures roughly 12 hectares.
  • The Derzhprom (1928) was Europe's first reinforced-concrete skyscraper.
  • Kharkiv was Soviet Ukraine's capital from 1919 to 1934.

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