Sports Сеnter of NTU “KhPI”

Address: Alchevskyh Str., 50A

Sports Complex of NTU “KhPI” is located in Molodizhnyy Park.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

And although it is not an architectural monument, it is a vivid example of late Ukrainian modernism.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

It was built in 1985-1991.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

Thousands of students, teachers, and employees worked together on the construction of this sports complex.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

NTU “KhPI” Sports Complex was the only sports facility in Ukraine that was awarded the State Prize in the field of architecture.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

It also had the status of “Olympic Training Base of Ukrainian National Teams”

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

The total area of ​​the complex was 8,602 square meters.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

The complex included 2 swimming pools (including a 50-meter one), a game hall, specialized halls for wrestling, gymnastics, table tennis, and aerobics; a gym; an athletics arena; and a stadium with playing fields for tennis, basketball, mini-football, gymnastics, athletics, and football.

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2020

Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2021

The main sports building of the complex was destroyed on the night of 06/24/2022 by a missile attack by Russian troops. Interiors of the surviving buildings of the complex were severely damaged.

Photo: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, 2022