Five strangest houses in Ukraine
The most strange and original houses in Ukraine (collage: RBC-Ukraine)
Some houses seem to have been created by a fevered imagination. They defy harmony and geometry, and they resemble bizarre chimeras. Which of the most original houses in Ukraine make an impression at first sight?
RBC-Ukraine (Styler project) has compiled a list of the 5 strangest buildings in our country that look like they’ve come straight out of a fantastical dream.
Upside-down house (Bukovel)
This upside-down house is located in the village of Polyanytsia. The inverted house in Bukovel is the first of its kind in Ukraine. The unusual aspect of the house is that its foundation is at the top, and the roof is at the bottom. Skilled craftsmen built it using frame technology in just 45 days.
Although the house appears small, its area is 85 square meters. The interior decoration of the house completely matches its exterior appearance – everything is upside down. All furniture and decorative elements are attached to the ceiling.
The house has only one spacious room on the second floor (photo: etnosvit.com)
Victoria Film Studios (Hurivshchyna)
Victoria Film Studios is a vast production area dedicated to filmmaking. Located in the village of Hurivshchyna, Kyiv region, the studio is equipped with various sets that are visible even from outside the premises. These include "Prison," "Lake," "Field," "Village," "Old Town," and more.
The studio itself resembles a famous Disney castle, with towers covered in ivy and whimsical tree shapes. Welcoming visitors are three-meter-tall sculptures of Alien and Predator from the eponymous films.
You can't enter the studio, but everything is clearly visible from the outside (photo: facebook.com/victoriafilmstudios).
Flat house (Odesa)
The so-called "one-wall house" on Vorontsov Lane is one of the most famous landmarks in the historic center of Odesa. From certain angles, it creates the illusion of having no side wall: it is attached to the facade at a very acute angle, making it virtually invisible when viewed parallel to it.
This income house was built in 1889 in a Renaissance and eclectic style, designed by architects D. Y. Klimov and D. V. Telezhinsky.
In reality, the house has a triangular shape (photo: Wikipedia)
Drunken church (Chernivtsi)
St. Nicholas Cathedral was built in Chernivtsi during the Romanian period of Bukovina (1919-1940) in the Romanian Neo-Romanesque style. The cathedral's distinctive "twisted" domes highlight its connection to Romanian ecclesiastical architecture. The church was modeled after one of the masterpieces of Romanian medieval architecture: the Orthodox Episcopal Cathedral of Curtea de Argeș.
St. Nicholas Cathedral is the only Orthodox church in Chernivtsi where services continued uninterrupted during the Soviet era.
The church's unusual curved lines have earned it the nickname "the Drunken Church" (photo: Wikipedia).
Restaurant – dragon's cave (Ternopil)
The Old Mill restaurant in Ternopil is located on the foundation of a steam mill that operated until 1939.
It's impossible to miss the Old Mill from the street due to its whimsical design. The building resembles a fairy-tale gingerbread house or a flying ship, with three dragon heads and a tail protruding from one of its walls, as if a dragon lives inside.
The dragon guards very valuable treasures – delicious dishes (photo: invtur.com.ua)
Sources: Victoria Film Studios Facebook page, Wikipedia, I Go to World website.
