SPORTS BUILDINGS ARCHITECTURAL IMAGE OF UKRAINІАN CITIES IN 1940–1950S

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of sports buildings – stadiums, swimming pools, water stations, etc. in the cities of Ukraine 1940–1950s. These buildings, usually reconstructed in accordance with modern needs, are still actively used for their functional purpose and continue to play an important role in the urban structure.Usually, sports buildings were not included in the main ensemble of the central square, but were located nearby or created a new representative urban accent. The architectural objects of the1940s and 1950s followed the classicist canon in the stylistic design of the facades. The stadium and swimming pool in Kyiv, the water station in Dnipro and other buildings were built from the largearchitectural objects of sports purpose in the cities of Ukraine in the Soviet neoclassicism style.In general, in the cities of Ukraine central and eastern regions in the years under study, sports buildings were built more actively than in the western region. In the cities of Western Ukraine in the 1940–1950s, existing stadiums were mostly reconstructed and small sports facilities were built as part of landscaping – boat stations, diving towers, outdoor swimming pools, and sports grounds. The construction and reconstruction of large sports buildings in the cities of Western Ukraine began a little later – in the 1960s, respectively, they are characterized by other stylistic approaches and concise architectural solutions.