TAG | Kharkov city
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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.
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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).
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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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Let’s fly over Kharkiv lit by the evening lights
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Cities, Video
Let’s fly over Kharkiv, the second most populous city in Ukraine, lit by the evening lights.
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History Museum of the Southern Railway in Kharkiv
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In 2014, the reconstruction of History Museum of the Southern Railway located in Kharkiv was completed. The museum received a number of unique exhibits including such rarities as the locomotive “Felix Dzerzhinsky”.
The museum consists of three halls: Green Hall (the pre-revolutionary period), Red Hall (the Soviet period) and Blue Hall (the period of independent Ukraine). It is located in the former Kharkiv-Freight station, near the main railway station. Hours: 9:00 to 18:00, except Mondays and Tuesdays. The entrance is free.
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Aviation festival at the airport “Korotych”
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Entertainment, Holidays, Video
August 27-28, 2016, Ukrainian Aviation Day was celebrated at the airfield “Korotych” located near Kharkiv.
Two days in a row the best pilots of Ukraine showed their skills. You could see more than 10 types of small aircraft (Yak-52, Yak-18T, HAZ-30, AN-2, Su-31, AN-28, Po-2), as well as a helicopter Alouette and the only Ukrainian pair of aerobatic helicopters MI-2.
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Kharkiv – the flight from Gorky Park to the waterfront
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Take a look at this interesting high definition video – the flight of the drone over the central part of Kharkiv at an altitude of 170 meters.
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Let’s fly over the passenger railway station of Kharkiv
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Architecture, Cities, Video
The passenger railway station in Kharkiv, also known as the South railway station, is one of the most important transportation hubs in Eastern Ukraine.
The current building of the station, built in the style of “Stalin’s empire” with elements of classicism, was opened November 2, 1952. The previous building was destroyed during the Second World War.
The height of the towers is 42 meters, the diameter of the tower clock – 4.25 meters. In 2003, the station was renovated for the 350th anniversary of Kharkiv.
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Thousands of cyclists celebrated “Veloden” in Kharkiv
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Entertainment, People, Video
In the last weekend of May, the cyclists from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia celebrate the unofficial holiday called “Veloden”, which literally means “bicycle day”.
May 29, 2016, Kharkiv held the 11th “Kharkiv Veloden” that united thousands of cyclists in the bicycle ride through the main streets of the city. And that’s how it looked from the height of the drone flight.
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Mass kayaking and canoeing in Kharkiv
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Last weekend (May 21-22), Kharkiv held a boating festival “KayakFest-2016.” During the festival, the new Ukrainian record of mass kayaking and canoeing on the river was registered (106 kayaks and canoes).
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