Archive for December 2015
Let this New Year be the one, where all your dreams come true. So with a joyful heart, put a start to this year anew. Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year!
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Top 10 posts about Ukraine in 2015
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, UkraineTrek.com news
Let’s sum up the year and look at the posts in our blog about Ukraine that became the most popular in 2015.
1. Odessa – the view from above. Odessa, one of the most famous Ukrainian cities, is known as the “Pearl of the South”.
Top 10 posts about Ukraine in 2015
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Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in Kozelets
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion
Kozelets is an urban village with a population of about 8,300 people located in the southwest of the Chernihiv region.
The main attraction of Kozelets is a five-domed Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin (1752-1763, architect A.V. Kvasov) with a bell tower (1776-1770) – a unique monument, which combines elements of Ukrainian and Rastrelli baroque. Kozelets on Google Maps. Photos by: madmax.
remarkable architectural monument
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Winter fairytale of the Ukrainian Carpathians
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
In winter, the Ukrainian Carpathians, part of the Carpathian mountain range in the west of the country, are like a remarkably beautiful place from a fairy tale.
Let’s go on a trip to the area near Mount Chorna Klyva (1,719 meters), located on the border of Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia regions. Photo by: Alexander Kotenko.
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Walking around Zhytomyr – architectural monuments
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
Zhytomyr, a city with a population of about 270 thousand people, is located in the north-west of Ukraine. It is the capital of the Zhytomyr region.
Founded in 884, and first mentioned in 1321, the city has quite a number of interesting architectural monuments. Let’s look at some of them. Photos by: camrador.
The House of Celebrations (1903) – one of the most beautiful buildings in Zhytomyr (Velyka Berdychivska Street, 61).
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Uvarova Palace in Turchynivka
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Travel
Uvarova Palace (1899-1900), located in the center of Turchynivka village in the Zhytomyr region, is a fine example of the Renaissance-Art Nouveau style. The brick building of the palace is surrounded by a park.
It was part of the dowry of Fyodor Tereshchenko’s daughter Natalia, who married Sergei Uvarov, the leader of the nobles of the Berdichev district. Fyodor Tereshchenko was a prominent industrialist and philanthropist. Uvarova Palace on Google Maps. Photos by: madmax.
beautiful architectural monument
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