Darwin Street

The uniqueness of Darwin Street lies not so much in its location as in its significance. It is one of the city’s shortest historic streets and is home to many architectural landmarks. So when walking along the street, there is no need to be surprised by the frequent memorial plaques on most of the houses. It is also striking that many well-known Ukrainian figures lived on this street, including the famous poet Petro Hulak-Artemovskyi.

Photo from the website gx.net.ua

Darwin Street stands out for the beauty of its old architecture, as well as its museums and souvenir shops. It is usually busy here not only because of the many tourists, but also because of the students constantly walking by, hurrying to universities or the local student polyclinic.

Interesting facts:

• Darwin Street is home to the House of the Artist, the House of the Architect, the Ukrainian-British College and the houses of architect Beketov, built in 1901-1903.
• Until the 1930s, Darwin Street was a dead end.
• The famous tenor Ivan Alchevskyi lived on Darwin Street
• Rumor has it that Beketov’s grandson, mathematician Professor Fedir Rofe-Beketov, still lives on this street.
• Beketov built his houses on Darwin Street to order from local wealthy residents.
• Until the 20s of the 20th century, the street was called Sadovo-Kulikivska.

The street is 700 m long.