House with Chimaeras (Horodetsky House)

The House with Chimaeras, also called the Horodetsky House, is an Art Nouveau building in Kyiv's historic Lypky neighborhood. It is notable for its architectural ornamentation referencing chimaeras (mythic composite creatures) and for its prominent urban location at No. 10 Bankova Street, directly across from the Presidential Administration. The building has been used as a presidential residence for official and diplomatic ceremonies since 2005. The immediate street in front is closed to automobile traffic and functions as a patrolled pedestrian zone due to proximity to the Presidential Administration. The provided sources do not describe any supernatural phenomena, named spirits, or hauntings associated with the building. Although the building's name references chimaeras as an architectural motif, no folkloric or paranormal traditions tied to those motifs are documented in the supplied materials. A 1934 archival newspaper fragment contains the isolated word "Chimaeras" but offers no contextual linkage to this Kyiv building and therefore does not constitute evidence of paranormal claims.