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Let’s take a walk in the center of Kyiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Kyiv is the capital and largest city of Ukraine located in the north of the central part of the country, on the Dnieper River. This is the seventh most populous city in Europe after Moscow, Istanbul, London, St. Petersburg, Berlin, and Madrid.
Due to its importance as a historical center of ancient Rus, Kyiv is often called the “mother of Russian towns.” The city is rich in monuments of culture and art, a lot of them are located in the city center. Photos by: maxiwell83.
Church of Archangel Michael at St. Michael’s Square.
The monument to victims of Holodomor of 1932-1933.
The monument to the Apostle Andrew, Princess Olga, Cyril and Methodius.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
St. Michael’s Square.
The buildings on Mala Zhytomyrska Street.
The headquarters of Kyiv National Police and the Police Department of the Kyiv region on Volodymyrska Street, 15.
St. Sophia Church at Sophia Square.
The monument to Bogdan Khmelnitsky.
The buildings at Sophia Square.
Zolotovorіtskіy public garden.
The museum “Golden Gate”. This is actually a protective pavilion built in 1982 over the ruins of the original Golden Gate.
The monument to the Kyiv Prince Yaroslav the Wise.
“Baron’s Castle” on Yaroslaviv Val Street, 1.
Actor’s House.
The building of the National Opera of Ukraine named after Taras Shevchenko.
The monument to the composer Mykola Lysenko.
The conference hall of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral.
The metro station “University”.
Hotel “Lybid”.
National Circus.
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