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Kyiv as an open-air art gallery

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

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 1

For many years, Ukraine was a white spot on an international map of this form of contemporary art. But now the country is rapidly catching up. Let’s look at some of these works of street art.

Pobedy Avenue, 114/2

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 2

Pobedy Avenue, 95

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 3

Academician Tupolev Street, 12

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 4

Academician Tupolev Street, 7-b

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 5

Academician Tupolev Street, 3

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 6

Danila Shcherbakovsky Street, 51

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 7

Vadym Hetman Street, 30

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 8

Chokolovsky Boulevard, 1

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 9

Dmitriyevskaya Street, 62

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 10

Turgenevskaya Street, 35-a

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 11

Observatornaya Street, 3-a

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 12

Oles Gonchar Street, 24-a

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 13

Bolshaya Zhitomirskaya Street, 38

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 14

Ivan Franko Street, 12

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 15

Streletskaya Street, 28

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 16

Streletskaya Street, 12

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 17

Streletskaya Street, 6

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 18

Reytarskaya Street, 9

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 19

Georgiyevskiy Lane, 2

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 20

Mikhaylovskaya Street, 22-b

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 21

Vladimirskaya Street, 6

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 22

Borichev Tok Street, 33/6-a

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 23

Grigoriya Skovorody Street, 2

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 24

Spasskaya Street, 6-a

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 25

Voloshskaya Street, 19/22

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 26

Antonovich Street, 136

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 27

Laboratornyy Lane, 1

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 28

Lesya Ukrainka Boulevard, 30

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 29

Lesya Ukrainka Boulevard, 36-v

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 30

Gusovsky Street, 8/10

Kyiv murals street art, Ukraine, photo 31

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