This 1984 Soviet postcard features a view of the main multi-story building of the Kirovohrad Regional Hospital (now the Kirovohrad Oblast Clinical Hospital in Kropyvnytskyi).
What is shown on the postcard
The image captures a multi-story medical building of modernist architecture with a grid of rectangular windows. In front of the central entrance, designed as a glazed two-story lobby under a flat canopy, there is a wide pedestrian path made of concrete slabs. In the foreground, lawns, young plantings, decorative red and yellow park pillars, and several pedestrians are visible.
Historical note
The Kirovohrad Regional Hospital was founded in the post-war years to provide multi-profile qualified medical care to the residents of the region. The high-rise building shown on the postcard was built during the Soviet period as part of the expansion and modernization of the hospital campus to increase inpatient capacity.
Present day
Currently, the institution operates as the Kirovohrad Oblast Clinical Hospital of the Kirovohrad Regional Council. The complex of buildings continues to fulfill its medical functions, having undergone technical re-equipment and renovations of individual blocks.
Location (map)
Address: 2/5 Universytets’kyi Ave, Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates: 48.494700, 32.222200
(Google Maps)
Coordinate source: Coordinates of the Kirovohrad Regional Hospital in Kropyvnytskyi.
Questions and answers
- Which building is depicted on the postcard? The postcard depicts the main multi-story building of the Kirovohrad Regional Hospital.
- What year was this photo taken? The photo for the postcard was taken during the Soviet era and published in 1984.
- What is the current name of this institution? Today it is the Kirovohrad Oblast Clinical Hospital of the Kirovohrad Regional Council in the city of Kropyvnytskyi.
See also
The «Old Postcards» archive includes other views of Kropyvnytskyi from 1984.
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