Archive for January 2017
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Wooden Church of St. Nicholas in Sapohiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Culture, Photos, Regions
Sapohiv is a small village with a population of about 800 people located in the central part of Borshchiv district in the Ternopil region. For the first time the village was mentioned in 1564.
The main attraction of Sapohiv is a beautiful wooden church named after St. Nicholas. This masterpiece of Podolia folk wooden architecture was built on a hill overlooking the village in 1777. Sapohiv on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Ternopil oblast
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Winter in Kharkiv – the view from above
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Cities, Video
Let’s fly over Kharkiv – the second largest city in Ukraine with a population of about 1.5 million people.
Tags: Kharkov city
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Museum of Folk Architecture in Pyrohiv – the Windmills
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Culture, History, Travel
Pyrohiv (Pirogovo), an open-air museum located on the outskirts of Kyiv, provides a unique opportunity to get acquainted with all ethnographic regions of Ukraine.
Old wooden windmills, towering on the hill, are the compositional center of the whole complex. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
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Frozen Fountain in the Center of Kharkiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Funny, Photos
The Department of Public Utilities of Kharkiv created an interesting winter attraction in Shevchenko Garden – an ice fountain.
Shevchenko Garden is a park located in the center of Kharkiv, between Sumska and Klochkivska streets, Svobody Square and Rymarska Street. Photos by: gatta_bianka.
Tags: Kharkov city
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Walk through Podil – one of the oldest neighborhoods of Kyiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Podil is a historic neighborhood of Kyiv, part of the Podilskyi district. This low-lying part of the city is an ancient district of artisans and merchants.
The neighborhood extends along the right bank of the Dnieper River and Kyiv harbor, between the pedestrian bridge across the Dnieper and Zavodska Street. Photos by: Igor Golovach.
Tags: Kiev city
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Winter in St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos
St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery is one of the oldest monasteries in Kyiv.
The monastery includes the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael in the Ukrainian Baroque style (demolished in the 1930s and rebuilt in 1997-1998), the refectory with the Church of St. John the Divine (1713) and the bell tower (1716-1719). Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
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Winter Fairytale of the Main Park of Kharkiv
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Entertainment, Video
The Central Park for Culture and Recreation named after Maxim Gorky, or just a “city park” is the main park in Kharkiv.
Opened in 1907, the park covers an area of over 130 hectares. Here you can find the largest ferris wheel in Ukraine (55 meters in diameter).
Tags: Kharkov city
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Museum of Folk Architecture in Pyrohiv – the Carpathians
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, History, Photos
The Museum of Folk Architecture and Life in Pyrohiv is an architectural and landscape complex of historical and ethnographic regions of Ukraine.
It is located on the southern outskirts of Kyiv, in Goloseyevsky district, near the village of Pyrohiv. The total area of the museum is 133.5 hectares. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
fine examples of wooden architecture
Tags: Kiev city