A fact from Central Post Office (Kyiv) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 January 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Kyiv's Central Post Office was built after military forces deliberately destroyed its predecessor (pictured) less than a year after it was completed?
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Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments1 person in discussion
I find it very hard to believe that (as the article narrates) the building has a tin roof, as tin corrodes rapidly. I suspect a translation error, and that what the source actually says is that the building has tin ceilings. EEng 07:21, 8 January 2023 (UTC)Reply
Followup: Looking now at the source, it says "the hip roof is tin", so it really is talking about the roof. But it still can be just plain tin -- zinc-coated, perhaps? EEng 07:28, 8 January 2023 (UTC)Reply
