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Happy Chimneysweep welcomes you!

A new “employee” has recently joined our team! Happy Chimneysweep greets city dwellers and guests, keeping his top hat in his hand. He has a bundle of string and special brush for chimneys on his shoulder.

 

350-kg sculpture was installed on old chimney stack, which was put out of service in 2012. The stack is 120 years old, but had still been in good operational condition.

 

There used to be a great many of chimneysweeps in Kharkiv some time ago, it was a necessary and respectful occupation. Therefore, we have chosen a chimneysweep as a symbol for our monument to Kharkiv workmanship. The monument is not finished yet, and after the front of the building is completed, you will see a bicycle of the Chimneysweep, his jacket and a cat who sits nearby. The author of the design is sculptor Oleksandr Demchenko.

 

We believe in ancient sign: if you meet a dirty chimneysweep, you should greet him and make a wish – it will definitely come true! However, clean chimneysweep has no magic power. Moreover, the buttons of his jacket are also miraculous, so if you hold one of them – wait for your wishes coming true! Be careful, every button has its own meaning, and later on we shall tell you about it.