Vulytsia Bankova

ThePresidential Office (left) and theHouse with Chimaeras official residence (right).
Native name	Вулиця Банкова (Ukrainian)
Former name(s)	Tsaredarska, Trepovska, Komunistychna, Ordzhonikidze
Length	450 m (1,480 ft)
Addresses	2 (Liebermann's mansion) 9-11 (President's Administration) 10House with Chimaeras
Location	Pechersk Raion,Kyiv (central part)
Coordinates	50°26′36.35″N30°31′33.84″E / 50.4434306°N 30.5260667°E /50.4434306; 30.5260667

Bankova Street (Ukrainian:вулиця Банкова,romanized: vulytsia Bankova,IPA:[ˈwulɪtsʲɐˈbɑnkowɐ]) is a street in centralKyiv, the capital ofUkraine, located in theLypkyneighborhood of thePechersk District. Most of the street ispedestrianised and closed-off, as it houses thePresidential Office of Ukraine and various official residences, notably theHouse with Chimaeras.

Bankova Street was first constructed during the 1870s on the estate ofGovernor-General F. Trepov. During its history, the street was named Tsaredarska, Trepovska (in honor of G.G. Trepov), Bankova, Komynistychna (from 1919-1938), and Ordzhonikidze (1938-1992). During World War II it was named under the German occupation as Bismarck-Strasse. The street was renamed once again to its historic name, "Bankova," in 1992. The present name comes from the 1840 building of the Kyiv Office of theState Bank, hence "Bank Street". Today the bank is located at 7 Instytutska Street.

The street runs between Instytutska Street and Kruhlouniversitetska Street passingLyuteranska Street. At No.2 was the mansion of the sugar magnateSimkha Liebermann, now is the headquarters of theUkrainian Writers' Union, originally built in 1879 and redesigned for Liebermann in 1898 by the architect Vladimir Nikolayev.^[1] At No's 9 and 11 there is located thePresidential Administration of Ukraine and No.10 is the House with Chimaeras.

A segment between Luteranska and Kruhlouniversitetska streets has a one way towards Kruhlouniversitetska.

From 1905 to around 1946, atram line (at various times No.7 and 18, respectively) ran through the street, connecting theBessarabska Square nearKhreshchatyk and Hrushevsky Street.

The southern portion close to Lutheran Street has limited access and is fenced off with checkpoints around the Presidential administration. There are stairs that lead to a small park that is the backyard of House with Chimaeras. The park is at a lower grade compared to Bank Street, but on the same grade as a park of theFranko Drama Theater. The area belongs to the Kyivenerho where is located the headquarters of the company in a building of the former 8th Kyiv Gymnasium.

There is information that underneath the Presidential administration building and buildings of the parliamentary committees exists a system of underground passages.^[2]

• 1/10
• 2 Lieberman House, built 1898
• 3
• 5-7 Building of parliamentary committees
• 6-8 Building of parliamentary committees
• 10House with Chimaeras, built 1901-03 forWładysław Horodecki, now a presidential residence and a headquarters ofState Protocol and Ceremonials
• 11Presidential Administration building, built 1930s
• 12

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  1/10 Bank Street (at Institute Street)
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  2 Bank Street
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  3 Bank Street
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  5-7 Bank Street
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  10 Bank Street
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  11 Bank Street
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  12 Bank Street
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  21/12 Lutheran Street

• 1 December 2013 Euromaidan riots

• Kudrytskyi, A. V. (1982).Kyiv, A historical overview (in Ukrainian).Kyiv:Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia.
• Galina Savchuk,The Streets of Kiev, (Kiev, 1996).

• 5-7 Bankova street
• 3 Bankova street

50°26′50″N30°31′50″E / 50.4472°N 30.5305°E /50.4472; 30.5305

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