The Botanical Garden of the V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University is a nationally significant natural reserve in Kharkiv. It was founded simultaneously with Kharkiv University in 1804, making it the oldest botanical garden in Ukraine.

The total area of ​​the botanical garden is 41.9 hectares. The “old site,” located at Klochkivska St, 52 (shown in these photos), covers 5.5 hectares; the new site, on the slope of Sarzhyn Yar (Otakara Yarosha St, 24), covers 36.4 hectares.

The collection includes over 7,000 species of local and global flora. Admission to the Kharkiv Botanical Garden is free. However, visiting is strictly limited to hours from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Photos by: Olena Ilchenko.

vivid colors of autumn in Kharkiv

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Today, Pripyat is an abandoned city located in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, 3 km northwest of the closed Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, about 110 km north of Kyiv in a straight line. Immediately after the accident, radiation levels in the Chernobyl zone and Pripyat were very high.

However, 39 years ago, it was a rapidly growing city with a population of about 47,500 people. Pripyat on Google Maps. Photos: pripyat-city.ru

Pripyat, not yet abandoned

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Berdychiv, a historic city with a population of about 73 thousand people, is located 41 km south of Zhytomyr. In total, there are more than 90 monuments of history, architecture and monumental art here.

One of the most interesting architectural monuments of Berdychiv is the monastery-fortress of the Barefoot Carmelites – the Sanctuary of the Mother of God of the Holy Scapular. For Roman Catholics in Ukraine, it is the main pilgrimage site. Berdychiv on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

beautiful architectural monument

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Putivl is a small town with a population of about 12,000 people, located in Sumy Oblast, approximately 80 km northwest of the city of Sumy.

The unique photographs presented below were taken by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorsky, a pioneer of color photography in the Russian Empire, near the town of Putivl in 1904-1905. At that time, its population was about 10 thousand people and it was part of the Kursk Governorate of the Russian Empire. On October 16, 1925, Putyvl and its surrounding villages were transferred from the RSFSR to the Ukrainian SSR. Source: The Legacy of S. M. Prokudin-Gorsky.

The town of Putyvl of the Russian Empire.

Ukraine in the early 20th century

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Korostyshivsky quarry is a picturesque flooded granite quarry located on the outskirts of the town of Korostyshiv in Zhytomyr Oblast, about 30 km east of Zhytomyr and 100 km west of Kyiv.

The landscape around the quarry is unusual, the shore is covered with spruces and birches, which resembles Karelia (Russia). The height of the rocks reaches about 10 m, the depth of the artificial lake is up to 20 m. This place has become a popular object of industrial tourism and a natural landmark. Korostyshiv Quarry on Google Maps. Photos by: Igor Golovach.

walk along the shore of an artificial lake

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Have you ever asked yourself what paylines in slot games really mean and why they matter so much?

If you have played slots before, you know that paylines play a big role in how wins are formed. They may sound technical, but in reality, paylines are simple to understand. Once you know how they work, you can enjoy your games even more and pick the right slots that match your style of play.

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The Schenborn (Schönborn) Palace, also known as the Beregvar Hunting Lodge, is the former residence and hunting lodge of the prominent Austro-Hungarian aristocratic dynasty of Schönborn, which included several high-ranking members of the Roman Catholic clergy. Representatives of this family were the largest landowners in Transcarpathia.

This architectural monument of national importance, which currently houses the sanatorium “Karpaty” (“Carpathians”), is located in the village of Karpaty, about 17 km north-east of Mukachevo in Zakarpattia Oblast. The Schenborn Palace on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

very picturesque palace

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Have you ever thought about why so many people love to play slots online instead of going to a physical casino?

It’s something a lot of players talk about because online slots give a different kind of comfort and enjoyment. People today like things that are simple, fun, and easy to reach. Online slots give exactly that and even more.

Let’s go step by step and talk about the reasons behind this choice.

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Khmilnyk is a resort town (a balneological resort, one of the radon resorts in Ukraine) with a population of about 27 thousand people located in the north-west of Vinnytsia Oblast, about 63 km from Vinnytsia.

The most interesting architectural monument of this town is the Palace of Count Konstantin Ksido (1911-1915), built by the architect Ivan Fomin on the foundations of a 16th-century Lithuanian castle. Khmilnyk on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

very unusual palace

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The Palanok Castle or Mukachevo Castle is a very picturesque castle located in the city of Mukachevo in Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine.

It is a unique example of medieval fortification architecture with a combination of different styles, an architectural monument of national importance. Today, the Mukachevo Castle houses a historical museum. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

beautiful medieval castle

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