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Desiatynnaya Chruch was considered to be one of the most important constructions for Ukrainian history. It was the place where the first stone church in Rus was built (989-996). Builders were summoned from Byzantium for the construction. On the day of the ceremonial consecration of the cathedral, Prince Vladimir promised to give a tithe of his income for its needs. That is the origin of the name of the cathedral. The building also housed the …
The National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War is a memorial complex commemorating the German-Soviet War. The museum has moved two times before ending up in the current location where it was ceremonially opened on May 9 (the Victory Day), 1981, by the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. It is one of the largest museums in Ukraine (over 300 thousand exhibits) centered around the now famous 62-meter Motherland statue, which has become one …
The museum was founded in 1922 on the basis of the nationalized private collections. From the day of its foundation the museum has been accommodated at the private house built in the 1880s for the family of a well-known Kiev sugar manufacturer Fedir Tereshchenko. The museum collection numbers about 12,000 items of painting, drawing, sculpture, arts and crafts from the 13th century till present times. Most of them are real masterpieces. Open: …
The territory of historic Pyrogovo now serves as the location of the outdoor Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine. Founded in 1969, the museum contains over 300 pieces of folk architecture brought here from all parts of Ukraine and carefully reassembled. The picturesque hill with several windmills is the museum centrepiece and the entire territory of the museum is divided into sectors, each representing the folk architecture and life …
The Museum of Art named after Bogdan and Varvara Khanenko was founded on the basis of their private collections. The museum is also known as the Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Now it keeps one of the best collections of foreign art in Ukraine. From 1919 the number of exhibits has been more than 13 times increased, from 1,250 to nearly 17,000 artworks. Open: Tuesday-Sunday 10.30am – 5.30pm. Price: 10-30uah
Khrescatik is one of the smallest main street in Europe. It is only about 1 km long. On the week-ends and holidays it is closed from traffic and available only for pedestrians. During the WWII Khreschatik was completely destroyed and was reconstructed only after the end of the war.
The main feature of the square is that it changed at least nine different names during the last two hundred years. It is located at the beginning of Khreschatik street. The main sights are the National Philarmonic Theatre, The Ukrainian House (former Museum of Lenin, currently – exhibition hall) and the Dnipro Hotel.
In 1891 the Square had a different name – Karavaeva – to honor a famous scientist and Doctor Vladimir Karavaev. One of the most famous buildings on this square is the Mihelson bathhouse, more known as Karaveva bathhouse. In 1939 the square got its current name. In 1981 the metro station was opened on this square. The building that had the access to the station also holds computer-machine center of the Kiev subway. On the Lva Tolstogo Square you …
Maidan Nezalezhnosti is the central square of Kiev. It is located at Khreshchatyk Street. The square has been known under many different names, but it became known simply as Maidan due to the Orange Revolution that took place there in 2004 . After political events in December, 2013, when people came to the square to support Ukraine’s integration to the European Union, it was called Euromaidan.
According to the legend, it was the place where the prince Yaroslav the Wise defeated the Pechenegs in 1036, and afterwards decided to build the St. Sophia Cathedral to commemorate the victory. Finally, the square where the church was located was named Sofiiskaya.
