Shukhov Tower Cherkasy

Cherkasy, Ukraine

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

The Shukhov Tower in Cherkasy, Ukraine, is a hyperboloid water tower designed by Vladimir Shukhov, the pioneering Russian engineer renowned for his innovative structural forms. Built in the Constructivist style, the tower exemplifies Shukhov's distinctive geometric approach, employing a hyperbolic shell structure that achieves both structural efficiency and visual elegance. The hyperboloid design, created from intersecting straight lines, allows the tower to combine strength with minimal material use—a hallmark of early twentieth-century modernist engineering that influenced architecture and engineering worldwide.