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Museum of Miniatures “Castles of Ukraine” in Kamianets-Podilskyi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Photos, Travel
There is a number of old castles and fortified palaces all over Ukraine, especially in its western part, and you will need a lot of time to see them all. Since 2017, in the city of Kamianets-Podilskyi located in Khmelnytsky Oblast, you can do it in half an hour.
“Castles of Ukraine” is an open air museum with beautiful replicas (1:20) of the 16 most famous castles of Ukraine recreated to the smallest detail. The official site of the museum. “Castles of Ukraine” on Google Maps. Photos by: Sergey Zaglinskiy.
the best Ukrainian castles in one place
Tags: Kamenets Podolskiy city · Khmelnitsky oblast · museum
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Museum of Folk Life and Architecture of Middle Dnieper Ukraine in Pereiaslav
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in History, Photos, Travel
Pereiaslav is a town-museum with a population of about 26 thousand people located in the Kyiv region, 90 km southeast of Kyiv. This is one of the oldest towns in Ukraine, first mentioned in 907.
This town is also widely known in connection with the Pereiaslav Rada held here under Hetman Bogdan Khmelnytsky in 1654. It was an official meeting that convened for a ceremonial pledge of allegiance by Cossacks to the Tsar of Russia. In 1943-2019, in memory of this event, the town was called Pereiaslav-Khmelnytsky.
In total, there are 27 museums in Pereiaslav. The Museum of Folk Life and Architecture of Middle Dnieper Ukraine is one of the most interesting ones. Photos by: Igor Golovach.
Tags: Kiev oblast · museum
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Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Pyrohiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Travel
The National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine is an open-air museum, an architectural and landscape complex of all historical and ethnographic regions of Ukraine. It is located on the southern outskirts of Kyiv, near the village of Pyrohiv.
The exposition devoted to the Carpathians is located on three hills covered with spruce and beech trees resembling the natural conditions of the original localities of the exhibits in the Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Zakarpattia, and Chernivtsi regions. Pyrohiv on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Kiev city · museum
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Church of the Holy Spirit in Rohatyn
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Rohatyn is a small town with a population of about 8,000 people located in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, about 60 km north of Ivano-Frankivsk. This town is considered one of the historic places of Ukraine.
There are several interesting monuments of architecture in Rohatyn. One of them is the wooden Church of the Holy Spirit – a monument of folk architecture and monumental art of national importance included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Rohatyn on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Ivano-Frankivsk oblast · museum
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Snowy Winter in the Pyrohiv Museum
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Photos, Travel
Snowy winter in the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine located on the southern outskirts of Kyiv near the village of Pyrohiv.
This open-air museum is a unique architectural and landscape complex of all historical and ethnographic regions of Ukraine. Pyrohiv on Google Maps. Photos by: Yuriy Yuriev.
picturesque snow-covered museum
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Museum of Engineering in Zaporozhye
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Technology, Travel
In Zaporozhye there is a museum about which even many locals do not know. Opened in 2012, it is located practically in the center of the city.
Let’s go on an excursion to the Museum of Engineering of Boguslaev also known as the Museum of Aviation and High Technologies “Motor Sich”. Photos by: Alexey Novik.
Tags: museum · Zaporozhye city
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Museum of Folk Architecture in Pyrohiv – Polissya
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Culture, Travel
Polissya is a historical-cultural and physico-geographical region located on the territory of the Polesian Lowland.
It is mainly located in the south of Belarus and the north of Ukraine, but also partially covers the territories of the Lublin Voivodeship of Poland and the Bryansk region of Russia.
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Museum of Folk Architecture in Pyrohiv – the Dnieper Region
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Culture, Travel
Pyrohiv (also known as Pirogovo) is one of the most famous open-air museums in Ukraine located on the outskirts of Kyiv. It provides a unique opportunity to get acquainted with all ethnographic regions of Ukraine.
Podnіprovya or Naddnіpryanschina is a historical and geographic region located on the left and right sides of the Dnieper River as well as adjacent land along its major tributaries (the Pripyat, Desna). Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
folk architecture of the Dnieper region
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Museum of Photographic Art in Khmelnytskyi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Photos
In 2009, Khmelnytskyi city council decided to create a museum studio of photography and, in September 2010, the museum was opened. This is the first and only such exhibition in Ukraine.
The museum presents a large number of different models of cameras, lenses, other rare photographic equipment, which have been collected by Konstantin Zhdanov, the director of the museum. In total, there are about 1,500 exhibits.
Tags: Khmelnitsky city · museum
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Museum of Folk Architecture in Pyrohiv – Podillya
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Culture, Travel
Podillya is a historical and geographical region located in the west and south-west of Ukraine, in the area of the northern tributaries of the middle Dniester and the upper Southern Buh.
Podillya covers several regions of present Ukraine with such cities as Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia.
