Architecture
Ukrainian architecture. Architecture of cities of Ukraine. Magnificent buildings. History of architecture and architectural styles of Ukraine.
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Shopping Center in Kiev
Shopping Center (Guest House) is one of the largest shopping complexes in Kiev, located in the Kontraktova Square. It was built in the classical style by the architect L.Rusk in 1808. The construction lasted several years due to the fire in 1811 that
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"Ancient Chernigiv"
"Ancient Chernigiv" is one of the tourist gems of Ukraine. It includes 29 original models of ancient architecture, 6 of them belong to the pre-Mongol period, and are one of the oldest in the Eastern Europe. The historic reserve includes the Spassky
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Bushansky Castle
In western Ukraine, in Vinnytsa region there is a small village Busha, founded in 1300. In the XII - XIII centuries, the village was a part of the Galicia-Volyn principality, later transferred to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Around the second half of
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Holy Cross Nunnery in Poltava
Poltava is one of those cities in Ukraine, where literally everything breathes with history. Here you can find not only a huge amount of secular monuments, but church. One of these monuments is Poltava Holy Cross Monastery. Holy Cross Monastery was
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St .George's Monastery on Fiolent Cape
Back in 891 a terrible storm broke out the coast of Cape Fiolent (Autonomous Republic of Crimea, ARC). Greek sailors felt their swift destruction, began to pray to St. George. At the same moment they saw the holiest on the nearest rock. Having climbed up
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St. Vladimir's Cathedral in Sevastopol
Sevastopol (Autonomous Republic of Crimea, ARC) is a city of naval officers, a city where history breathes from every stone. St. Vladimir's temple or the Tombs of the Admirals (also known as Admiralty Cathedral) is one of the attractions in Sevastopol.
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Sydoriv Castle
Sydoriv is a village located 7 km south of Husiatyn, Ternopil region. Among many others, this village is distinguished by the fact that here lies one of the most beautiful castles of Ukraine - Sydoriv Castle. Long time ago in Sidorov was situated the
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Assumption Cathedral in Kanev
A small city Kanev is located in the central part of Ukraine on the right bank of the Dnieper River. Kanev is famous for the tomb of the great Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, Assumption Cathedral of St. George and the Kanev Reservoir. History of the
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Historical exhibition “Heroic Sevastopol”
To discover the glory of military Ukraine, the greatness and might of Sevastopol Hero-City, visit the historical exhibition “Heroic Sevastopol”. The first theme exhibition of the Military and Naval Museum of Ukraine which was opened on
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St. Pantaleon’s Cathedral of Theophany
A small village Theophany is located on the outskirts of modern Kiev. Once this place was called Lazarevschina (Lazarev land), in honor of a monk and a beekeeper Lazarev. In 1803 the first in Kiev, Vicar Bishop Theophan Shiyanov settled here, after which
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