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Winter in Kharkiv – the view from above
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Let’s fly over Kharkiv – the second largest city in Ukraine with a population of about 1.5 million people.
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Museum of Folk Architecture in Pyrohiv – the Windmills
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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
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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.
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Walk through Podil – one of the oldest neighborhoods of Kyiv
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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.
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Winter in St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery
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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
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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).
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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
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By candlelight and twinkling star here,
We wish you a wonderful and Happy New Year!
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Celebrating the New Year in Kharkiv
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Svobody (Freedom) Square, the central square of Kharkiv, decorated for the celebration of the New Year.
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Svyatohirsk – a town with unique sights
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Svyatohirsk is a small town with a population of about 4.5 thousand people located on the Seversky Donets River, in the north of the Donetsk region. Despite its modest size, this town has several very interesting and famous sights. Photos by: Andrei Kireev.
First, we should mention the Holy Mountains Lavra – an Orthodox monastery standing on the white chalk cliffs on the right bank of the Seversky Donets.
explore the sights of Svyatohirsk
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