Architect, Vladislov Gorodetsky, built the House of Chimeras in 1901 & 1902. It's located across the street from the President of Ukraine's office. Before a meeting in the neighborhood last week, my co-workers took me by it. They told me that Gorodetsky bet someone that he could construct a solid building on a large Kyiv hill without it sliding down into the city below. With this, the House of Chimeras was built. They also told me that the creatures and animals on the facade were placed there for Gorodetsky's daughter, whom he loved very much and possibly succumbed to an untimely death. I also heard that he spent a lot of time in Africa, hunting, and that is where some of the inspiration came from.
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