Red University Building
Vast red-and-black classical university hall with black-tipped columns facing a chess-playing park.
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This guide to the Red University Building in Kyiv looks at the great red-and-black hilltop landmark and the people who gather across the street from it. You'll hear the official reason behind its colours, the cheekier story locals prefer, and the regulars who have turned the park opposite into an open-air chess club. Best heard facing the building, with the park at your back.
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