Kharkiv impresses indigenous people and tourists with its beauty, history, developed modern infrastructure. However, there are places in this city that give rise to ambiguous feelings. They breathe with mysticism, sometimes they catch fear, frighten and, at the same time, beckon with their mystery. It is about such mystical places of Kharkov that we will talk today.
In matters of magic, it is difficult to remain objective, and isolated cases can always be disputed. But, if this is massive evidence of anomalies, recorded by photographic equipment, then it is very difficult to call it hallucinations.
Youth park
Kharkiv citizens, walking in this park, repeatedly spoke about the appearance of creepy shadows and wandering ghosts. According to local archives, in the 19th and 20th centuries there was a cemetery on the site of the park. It was demolished only in the 1970s and the Youth Park was planted here. Perhaps the old cemetery is the cause of the strange phenomena.
Sarzhin Yar
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One of the places in Kharkov, where something inexplicable and strange often happens. Repeatedly, people have stated that they have seen vague ghostly shadows here. This yar is a ravine formed at the site of the fracture of lithospheric plates. Scientists claim that vibrations occur in places of lithospheric faults, which can cause hallucinations. Some of the mystical cases may explain this belief, but the other part remains unknown to us.
Bald mountain
Another mystical place of Kharkov, which has a bad reputation, is Lysaya Gora. There is an old cemetery built in the 1880s. There are legends that witch sabbaths take place here every year. People say that cars often deafen in this place, the alarm itself turns on or off. In addition, sudden hums or singing can be heard here.
Annunciation Cathedral
Many people say that mystical, inexplicable things are happening in this place. The cathedral was built on an unfavorable place in terms of energy, since earlier there was an ancient pagan cemetery there. They say that a gypsy camp was also located here, not to mention the fracture of lithospheric plates. There are enough reasons for anomalous phenomena.
There is an interesting and rather creepy fact that lightning has already struck the main cross of the Annunciation Cathedral three times, two times it was thrown from its place, and once it was completely bent by a strong wind. Several years ago, the dome space caught fire here. Mysticism, and nothing more.
Kharkiv metro
The place through which a huge stream of people passes every day is also filled with anomalous phenomena. In 2007, people noticed a suicide phantom in the tunnels of the Kholodnogorsko-zavodskaya line. It looked like an ordinary person. He stood on the platform, and then jumped onto the rails and disappeared into the tunnel.
The guards combed the entire area of the subway, but they never found anyone. CCTV cameras installed in the metro at this place did not record anyone at all. On the screen, only the slight contours of a person's outline were visible, similar to a haze.
Kharkiv University of Arts
Rumor has it that the ghost of the Lady in White wanders the corridors of this building at night. For the first time this was announced by students of the theater department, who stayed at the university for a night rehearsal of the play.
There is a legend that earlier there was a brothel in the university building, where one of the clients, in anger, strangled his employee. The ghost of this unfortunate girl now wanders within the walls of the building. According to another version, there was a women's gymnasium here before the revolution. One of the schoolgirls killed her newborn illegitimate child, and she killed herself.
We do not know which of this is true, only a wandering ghost in a white robe to this day frightens students who stayed up late.
KhNU them. Karazin
The university is famous for scary myths. On the third floor of the Kharkiv university there is a gallery of portraits of all rectors who have headed the university over the years of its existence. Rumor has it that at midnight the spirits of the deceased rectors leave their portraits and roam the floor. Even the guards and watchmen try not to appear here unnecessarily.
Kharkiv catacombs
Kharkiv underground tunnels are an integral part of the history of the city and keep many secrets. They gave rise to a lot of rumors, legends and speculations. One of the most widespread myths is the mysterious underground passages near Kharkov.
If holes or cracks of ancient buildings appeared in the city center, this was explained by the existence of underground passages. At the beginning of the 20th century, when the city was actively undergoing development, builders found a very large number of underground passages.
In the most ancient of them, the remains of burials from the times of paganism were found. They belong to the pre-Christian period. Some of them were dug back in the 12-13th centuries, which is confirmed by the more ancient real age of Kharkov than is commonly believed. Another part of the local underground passages is attributed to the Peter the Great era. They were created to protect against the Swedes and Tatars. Also, if the underground catacombs of the USSR.
For a long time, the inhabitants of the city believed that a lot of gold was hidden in these dungeons. During the construction of the subway, no treasure was found, after which the authorities' interest in the catacombs disappeared. However, legends still exist today.
The roof of the world or Butus' house
Many old houses with a unique history have survived in the magnificent Kharkov. In the very center of the city, along Teatralniy Lane, a dilapidated ghost building has survived, which, according to various versions, is called the Butus House or the Roof of the World. It was named “The Roof of the World” due to the fact that a fantastically beautiful view of Kharkov opens up from the dilapidated roof. The origin of the second name was lost over the years.
The building was built back in 1910 as a residential building or a hotel. To this day, the original appearance of the interior decoration of the building has practically not been preserved. It is dangerous to walk here because of the many holes in the floor and crumbling walls. Several attempts were made to reconstruct the house, but all of them were not realized.
There are a lot of myths about this terrible building. According to one of them, everyone who tried to rebuild the house just went crazy. It is forbidden to demolish the building, and there are still no people willing to restore it. This is how the "Roof of the World" stands in the middle of modern Kharkov, recalling a terrifying ghost
Monument to Shevchenko
Another reason for the spread of mystical rumors in Kharkov has always been the monument to the Great Kobzar Taras Grigorievich Shevchenko. They say that its authors hid a real tractor wheel in the monument, thus glorifying Soviet technology. They say that if you look closely at the monument, the wheel will become clearly visible to those whose innermost desires will certainly come true.
Also, on the back side of the monument is the figure of a reclining Cossack. His bronze figure has already darkened with age, but one finger glistens. They say that everyone who holds on to this finger will have their cherished wish come true.
Kharkov is full of mystical places and legends. Here mysteries and myths are located at every step. If you have not yet been to the most mysterious places of this charming city, then you can hurry towards the unknown, but be careful!