First Ukrainian Gymnasium named after Mykola Arkas

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First Ukrainian Gymnasium named after Mykola Arkas
Architect: Yevhen Shtukenbeg
Description: The Mariinska Girls’ Gymnasium was the first secondary school for girls in the city and became a major centre of women’s education in southern Ukraine. At the time of its construction, it was one of the largest educational institutions in Mykolaiv. The two-storey structure was designed in the Neo-Renaissance style, and its principal façade stretches almost the entire length of a block. The façade windows are arched and framed with voussoirs, while the central first-floor window features a biforium motif characteristic of the Italian Renaissance. After a missile strike on the main entrance, the central risalit of the gymnasium was destroyed.
Date of Construction: 1892
Date of Destruction: 2022-11-01
Categories: educational
Location: Миколаїв / Mykolaiv
Region: Mykolaiv oblast

Source

Preferred Citation:: "First Ukrainian Gymnasium named after Mykola Arkas", Ukraine's Built Heritage under Attack - Exhibition, Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO)
Reference Link:: https://ukraines-heritage-attacked.leibniz-gwzo.de/items/obj_142.html

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