Roof of the World

Roof of the World is a ruins in , , which is located on Театральний провулок. Roof of the World is situated nearby to the community center , as well as near the university .
Photo: Михаил Титаренко Александрович, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: abandoned historical building in Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • Also known as: “Dakh Svitu”, “Olena Grail’s rental house”, and “Teatralnyy Lane, 7”
  • Address: Театральний провулок

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kharkiv Academic Ukrainian Drama Theater named after T. Shevchenko and Kharkiv Choral Synagogue.

Theater building
Photo: Marsman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kharkiv Ukrainian Drama Theatre also known as the Taras Shevchenko Kharkiv Academic Ukrainian Drama Theatre is a national theatre founded in 1935 out of remnants of the suppressed Berezil Theatre, which was founded by Les Kurbas in 1922. is situated 370 metres west of Roof of the World.

Synagogue
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The is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located at 12 Pushkinska Street, , in the of . The architectural style is described as a combination of Romano-Gothic, Gothic Revival, and Moorish Revival. is situated 210 metres southwest of Roof of the World.

University
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The Kharkiv National University of Arts named after I. P. Kotlyarevsky is the leading music and drama institution of higher education in Ukraine. The university trains about 900 undergraduates, graduates and postgraduates in music and theatre art. is situated 460 metres southwest of Roof of the World.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kharkiv and Derzhprom.

Photo: Ekaterina Polischuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a major city in the region of and is the second largest city in Ukraine with a population of over 1.5 million inhabitants. The city is in the northeast of the Ukraine.

Suburb
Photo: Anna Leonenko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Gosprom building is an office building located on Freedom Square in , . Built in the Constructivist style, it was the first modern skyscraper building in the Soviet Union upon its completion in 1928.

Suburb
Photo: Blitz1980, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Roof of the World

Latitude
49.99384° or 49° 59′ 38″ north
Longitude
36.23682° or 36° 14′ 13″ east
Levels
5
Named after
З верхнього поверху будівлі вікдривався широкий краєвид на місто
Open location code
8GXRX6VP+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 513404681
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q117858854
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In Other Languages

From Russian to Ukrainian—“Roof of the World” goes by many names.
  • Russian: “Дах Свиту”
  • Russian: “Доходный дом Елены Граиль”
  • Russian: “Крыша мира”
  • Russian: “Крыша Мира”
  • Ukrainian: “Будинок Граіль”
  • Ukrainian: “Будинок Олени Граіль”
  • Ukrainian: “Дах Світу”
  • Ukrainian: “Прибутковий будинок Олени Граіль”
  • Ukrainian: “Прибутковий будинок Олени Граїль”
  • Ukrainian: “провулок Театральний, 7”

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