Mayurov House

Mayurov house
Будинок Маюрова
Modern view of the building
Alternative names	Round House, Athena Gallery
General information
Address	Hretska Ploshcha, 3/4
Town or city	Odessa
Country	Ukraine
Coordinates	46°28′58″N 30°44′08″E
Opening	1840s
Renovated	1996
Destroyed	1996
Client	Aleksey Myurov
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Ivan Dallakva

Mayurov House, also known as the Round House is a famous building in Odessa, Ukraine. It is located in the down town on the Hretska Ploshcha (Greek Square), deviding it to two parts: round part (with a well in past) and the Greek Market.

The building was built by Russian colonel Aleksey Mayurov, who was an special officer of the Governor-General of Novorossiya. The permission of the building was given by Prince Vorontsov at January 4, 1841. The house was built at 1840s years by architect Ivan Dallakva. In 1894 the building was reconstructed by architect I.F. Yatsenko.

the view of the Hretska Ploshcha before the Round House was destructed

In 1920s, the house manager was former convict Sergei Martynovsky, who was the founder and the manager of the Museum of Communist Party History. The Greek Square was name in his honor during long time (called Martynoskogo Square). In 1996 the house was demolished and rebuilt with significant changes. So, the 7-floors structure was built inside the yard, but only the façade was saved. Currently, the modern shopping center "'Athena'" (also Athena Gallery) is located in the newly constructed building.

The role of the building during 2 May 2014 clashes

See also: 2 May 2014 Odessa clashes

During the 2 May 2014 Odessa clashes the parts of the Hretska Ploshcha and Hretska Street located beside the Mayurov House were the centre of street riots. The big group of pro-Russian militants were blocked in the Mayurov House. Then, a person with the St. George ribbon held a aimed fire with gun from the ruff of the building on pro-Ukrainian activists, who occupied whole the Greek Square at that time.

Sources

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• Про Греческую площадь и не только