Dim Plachuchoyi Vdovy
Art Nouveau mansion with a carved stone woman's face that seems to cry whenever it rains.
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About this audio guide
This audio guide to the House of the Weeping Widow on Liuteranska Street in Kyiv starts with rain and a carved stone face that appears to cry. It follows the Poltava merchant who built the mansion in the early nineteen hundreds, the Kyiv family who bought it next, and a monogram that fit them both. Best heard across the street, where you can see her face clearly.
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