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Flying over the roofs of Lviv
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Cities, Travel, Video
Lviv is a beautiful city with a rich history, architecture and inexpressible atmosphere.
You can see the city from above from the tower of the town hall. However, it is much more interesting to fly over the city roofs.
flight over Lviv during sunset
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Walking the streets of beautiful Vinnitsa
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Travel
Vinnitsa is a city and administrative center of Vinnitsa region located in the west-central Ukraine. It extends for 12 km on picturesque banks of the Yuzhny (Southern) Bug River.
The city is growing steadily becoming more beautiful and looking more like a European city. Let’s walk through the streets of Vinnitsa and see for ourselves how are the things going there. Photos by Miracle Maker
Vinnitsa is a green city. The central entrance to Gorky Park
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Lviv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after S.A. Krushelnitskaya is considered one of the most beautiful theaters in Europe on a par with Odessa and Vienna opera houses. Photo by Alex Darkside
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Kiev 2014 – beautiful time-lapse video of Ukrainian capital
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Cities, Video
Kiev is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located on the Dnieper River. It is the seventh most populous city in Europe, after Istanbul, Moscow, London, St. Petersburg, Berlin and Madrid.
Because of its historical importance as the center of Kievan Rus, the city is still referred to as “Mother of Russian cities”. Video by Stas Petryshyn
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Kamenets Podolskiy – the Stone Town
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
Historic center of Kamenets Podolskiy, one of the most ancient Ukrainian cities, is very beautiful. From some angles it looks like a fairytale town.
Thanks to unique combination of historical, architectural, town-building heritage, the river Smotrich canyon landscapes, the “Old town Kamenets Podolskiy” is declared a state historical and architectural reserve. Photos by Alexander Kotenko
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Walking the streets of Kolomiya
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
Kolomiya is a relatively small town located in Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine. The town is known for its well preserved buildings of the late 19th – early 20th centuries.
Central historical part of Kolomiya is very well appointed, the streets are paved with stone, everything is clean and tidy. This town can be called Ivano-Frankivsk in miniature. Photos by Alexandr Lipilin
The Museum of Pysanka (painted Easter egg)
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Walking the streets of ancient Kamenets Podolskiy
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
Kamenets Podolskiy is one of the oldest cities in Ukraine known for its unique combination of historical, architectural and urban heritage. “The Old Town” is declared a state historical and architectural reserve.
There are about 200 monuments of the 9th-19th centuries in the city. Kamenets Podolskiy has almost completely preserved historic center without inclusions of the 20th century architecture. Photos by Denis Mukimov
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Moonrise over Yalta – Ai-Petri Peak in Crimea
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos
It took some effort to shoot this beautiful picture of night Yalta from Ai-Petri Peak but the result is worth it. Photo by Denis Belitsky
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Architecture of the historic center of Lviv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
Lviv is the capital city of Lviv region, cultural, educational and scientific center. It is a major industrial center and transportation hub of Western Ukraine, the seventh most populous city in the country.
The historic center of Lviv is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This city with the largest number of architectural monuments in Ukraine attracts a lot of tourists. Photos by horoshiyblog
stroll through the streets of Lviv
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Walking through the streets of Odessa
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
Odessa is a city on the northwestern coast of the Black Sea, the largest port in Ukraine, a major industrial, cultural, scientific, and resort center, the third most populous city in the country.
Odessa is presented mainly by architecture of the 19th-20th centuries. Let’s walk through the streets of the city and explore some of its numerous sights. Photos by Alexander Lipilin
The Opera and Ballet Theater
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