Kharkiv IT entrepreneur Mykola Udyansky purchased an abandoned building at 13 Lopanskyi Lane, where the popular Split casino was located in the 1990s. As the entrepreneur himself told the Kharkiv 1654 Telegram channel, he wants to renovate the building and open a European-level night club, hotel, casino and restaurant in it.
The building was built in 1910 according to the project of the famous Kharkiv architect Oleksandr Rzhepishevskyi in the style of constructive modernism. It is believed to be the first reinforced concrete building in the city. The huge facades are fully glazed, thanks to which the spacious interior is filled with light. Initially, a textile factory was located here, then an exhibition of the achievements of the national economy of the Ukrainian SSR. After the Second World War, a prosthetics factory worked in the building.
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The casino and club appeared only in the 90s, bandits, officials and famous people of the country rested here, including the first president of Ukraine, Leonid Kravchuk. After the fire that happened in 2017, the architectural monument is empty. It was owned by the National Bank. Previously, the interiors of the abandoned casino were decorated with roulettes, paintings, pianos, and photos of famous visitors. The roof offers a wonderful view of old Kharkiv and the Annunciation Cathedral. The abandoned casino has become a popular destination among photographers, bloggers and roofers.
Mykola Udyansky from Kharkiv is included in the ranking of the richest Ukrainians according to Forbes and ranks 59th in it with a fortune of 180 million dollars. Fields of activity — electronic money, blockchain, investments.
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