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The Golden Gates of Kyiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, History, Travel
The Golden Gates of Kyiv is one of the few monuments of defense architecture of the ancient Russian state (Kievan Rus).
Construction of the gates was mentioned in chronicles during the reign of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, in 1037. This fortress-tower was the main ceremonial entrance to Kyiv. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
the Golden Gates of Kyiv from above
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House of the Weeping Widow in Kyiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos
The house of the “weeping widow” (sometimes called “Arshavsky House”) is a building in Kyiv, an architectural monument of local importance, situated at Liuteranska Street, 23 (the corner with Bankova Street).
The building was constructed in the style of early modernism by the architect Eduard-Ferdinand Bradtman at the expense of the merchant Sergei Arshavsky in the summer of 1908. Photos by: Igor Golovach.
one of the architectural symbols of Kyiv
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An-225 “Mriya” – the largest aircraft in the world
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Business, Photos, Technology
The Antonov An-225 “Mriya” (meaning “dream” in Ukrainian) is the largest and heaviest aircraft that ever flew in the sky. Maximum take-off weight of the aircraft is 640 tons.
The reason for construction of the An-225 was the need to create an air transport system for the Soviet space shuttle “Buran”. The plane exists in a single copy. Photos by: Slava Stepanov.
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St. Cyril Church in Kyiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Travel
St. Cyril Church in Kyiv, built in the mid-12th century, is one of the oldest surviving churches on the former territory of the ancient state of Kievan Rus. St. Cyril Monastery is located to the north-west of the historic center of ancient Kyiv (Oleny Telihy Street, 12).
After the collapse of Kievan Rus, the church was repeatedly repaired and rebuilt. Four domes on the sides were completed in the 17th century. In 1734, after a fire, St. Cyril’s Church was reconstructed in the Ukrainian Baroque style. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
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House with Chimeras – the most mysterious building in Kyiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Art, Cities
House with Chimeras, also known as Horodecki House, is an amazing brick building in the Art Nouveau style, an object of cultural heritage located in Kyiv.
The house got its name because of the unique sculptural decoration placed both on the facade of the house and inside it (land and underwater fauna, hunting attributes, fabulous creatures). Photos by: Igor Golovach.
explore this architectural monument
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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.
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St. Vladimir Patriarchal Cathedral in Kyiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Religion, Travel
St. Vladimir Patriarchal Cathedral (1862-1882) is an Orthodox cathedral located in Kyiv (Taras Shevchenko Boulevard, 20). It is a monument of neo-Byzantine architecture topped with seven domes.
The leading artists of the Russian Empire worked on the decoration of the cathedral. Today, it is the main temple of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
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Kyiv as an open-air art gallery
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Art, Cities, Photos
Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, is gradually transformed into an open-air art gallery. More than 100 murals, created by international stars of street art, appeared on the buildings of the city, and this number will double in the near future.
A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall or other large permanent surface, the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture. Photos by: Novoye Vremya.
Academician Vernadsky Boulevard, 87
fine examples of Kyiv street art
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Kyiv from a height of drone flight
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Cities, Travel, Video
A nice video showing the beauty of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, from a height of drone flight. You can see quite a lot of the city’s sights from above.
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St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion
St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery is one of the oldest monasteries in Kyiv.
The monastery includes the cathedral church in honor of the Archangel Michael built in the Ukrainian Baroque style (destroyed in the 1930s and rebuilt in the mid-1990s), the refectory with the Church of St. John the Divine (1713) and the bell tower (1716-1719).
