In the 19th century, a new music school building was officially opened in Kyiv. It was located between Vasylchykivska (Prorizna) and Khreshchatyk streets. This was the reason for the emergence of Music Lane, which has become one of the capital's most recognizable monuments, shrouded in history.
Therefore, Apostrophe will show several shots of Music Lane with reference to the STEPANETS Telegram channel.
The emergence of the lane
It is worth noting that this is a disappeared lane in Kyiv that ran from Prorizna Street (on the site of the modern house number 6) to the end.
The post states the following: "On June 28, 1873, inside the corner block between Vasylchykivska (Prorizna) and Khreshchatyk streets, a new building of a music school was solemnly erected, which was later transformed into a conservatory. That's when the Music Lane appeared."
A space was formed around the school. And it eventually turned into the square known as Glinka Square between 1938 and 1941.
Before the war, the lane was home to a music school designed by Joseph Karakis and the city conservatory with a concert hall, also by this architect.
From Prorizna Street, the lane was divided into almost two equal parts, ending in a blind corner near the conservatory (today it is an arch next to a casino and theater), and bordered on the other side by the Ukrteleradio building.
The story of the disappearance of Music Lane in Kyiv
Music Lane was destroyed along with Khreshchatyk during the bombings on September 24, 1941. After the war, during the restoration of the destroyed areas of the city, it was decided not to rebuild the lane, despite the fact that some buildings, including the school building, survived. Now the arch of the house number 6 stands on the site of the former passage. Thus, this part of Kyiv's history remains only in memories and archival materials.
This is what the former Music Lane looks like now, a modern photo.
Earlier, we published archival photos of trams in Kyiv in the 1900s.