Sotsmisto (Sixth Settlement), Zaporizhzhia
A residential ensemble of 1929–1954 by DniproHES: Constructivism, Art Deco and post-war classicism.
Sotsmisto was built from 1929 to 1954 as a district for the workers of DniproHES and the metallurgical plants, to a design by Viktor Vesnin's group. In 1929–1935 Constructivist commune blocks and an outpatient clinic were put up, faced with Armenian tuff. The ensemble includes the Round House by Orlov and Lavrov, 100 m in diameter with 14 through entrances, the infill houses of 1936 and Kozliner's tower of 1951, 47 m high. By Ministry of Culture order No. 641 of 20 August 2025 the propylaea houses, the library and the hostel of the commune house were entered in the State Register. The ensemble was being promoted for the UNESCO list, but the war halted the process.
The district between the DniproHES dam and Verkhnia Street (Voznesenivskyi district); the landmark is the Round House, 31 Nezalezhnoi Ukrainy Street. These are residential buildings: viewing from outside, free. The city is regularly attacked by drones and missiles (Suspilne, 26.09.2026) — watch the alerts, shelter is nearby.