The building is the Mt. Olympus of Kyiv, covered as it is with sculptures of Greek gods. The goddess of fertility Demeter with a sheaf of wheat, god of fire Hephaestus with his hammer, goddess of wisdom Athena in a helmet with a sword and a shield, and god of trade Hermes with bag and a rooster watch over the city’s inhabitants from its façade, as they have done for more than a century.
