A 1964 postcard showing Lenin Street (now Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street) in Kyiv, looking towards the monumental high-rise residential building on Khreshchatyk.
What is shown on the postcard
The image captures an asphalted street with road markings and 1960s traffic, including GAZ-21 Volga cars and a yellow trolleybus. Lush green trees line both sides of the road. In the background, rising on a hill, is the prominent multi-story Stalinist Empire style residential building with a spire and star (Khreshchatyk, 25), accessed by a grand stone staircase.
Historical note
The street was laid out in the 1830s–1850s, initially named Kadetska and later Fundukleyevskaya. In 1919, it was renamed Lenin Street. The high-rise residential building in the background, designed by architects A. Dobrovolsky, O. Malinovsky, and P. Petrushenko, was constructed in 1954–1955 to anchor the visual axis of the intersection with Khreshchatyk.
Present day
In 1992, Lenin Street was renamed in honor of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky. The architectural layout of the street and the iconic building at Khreshchatyk 25 remain largely unchanged today, preserved as cultural heritage monuments.
Location (map)
Address: Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St, Kyiv, Ukraine
Coordinates: 50.445400, 30.520500
(Google Maps)
Coordinate source: Intersection of Bohdana Khmelnytskoho and Khreshchatyk streets.
Questions and answers
- What is the current name of Lenin Street in Kyiv? In 1992, Lenin Street was renamed in honor of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky.
- What high-rise building is visible at the end of the street? The building visible at the end of the street is the iconic multi-story residential house with a spire and star, located at Khreshchatyk, 25.
- When was the high-rise building with the spire constructed? The residential high-rise building on Khreshchatyk was constructed between 1954 and 1955.
See also
The «Old Postcards» archive includes other views of Kyiv from 1964.
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