Hulyaipole Local History Museum

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Hulyaipole Local History Museum
Architect: unknown
Description: The monumental building, constructed from distinctive local red brick, was originally built for the Mutual Credit Society. The architects incorporated tall arched windows, an ornate façade, and a large, self-contained basement level used as a secure vault. In the 1920s, the building housed a Jewish colonisation society; in the 1930s, it served as a district polyclinic. From 1960 onwards, it was used as a museum. As a result of a direct hit from a heavy Russian shell, the building was completely gutted by fire. The timber floors, roof, and interior spaces collapsed completely. The museum’s collections had been evacuated a week earlier.
Date of Construction: 1901
Date of Destruction: 2024-08-24
Categories: museum
Location: Гуляйполе / Hulyaipole
Region: Zaporizhzhia oblast

Source

Preferred Citation:: "Hulyaipole Local History Museum", 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_166.html

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