| Bessarabskyi Market | |
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Бессарабський ринок | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
| Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°26′33″N30°31′18″E / 50.44250°N 30.52167°E /50.44250; 30.52167 |
| Construction started | 1920 |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Henryk Julian Gay [uk] |
TheBessarabskyi Market (Ukrainian:Бессарабський ринок,romanized: Bessarabs'kyi rynok), orBesarabskyi Market (Ukrainian:Бесарабський ринок), also referred to as theBessarabka (Ukrainian:Бессарабка), is an indoormarket located in the center ofKyiv on theBessarabska Square at the southwest end of the city's main thoroughfare, theKhreshchatyk. Constructed from 1910 to 1912 to a design of Polish architectHenryk Julian Gay, the market features 896 square metres (9,640 sq ft) of market space.
Its name originates fromBessarabia,[1] a region conquered by theRussian Empire during theRusso-Turkish Wars and now partially located in southwestern Ukraine on the territory of theOdesa Oblast (province).
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