Monuments
Monuments in Ukraine. Historical, architectural, ancient Ukrainian monuments. Amazing monuments of architecture and history in Ukrainian cities.
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Monument to Pylyp Orlyk in Kiev
In the summer of 2011 a monument to Pylyp Orlyk, the Hetman of Right-Bank Ukraine, the author of Ukrainian Constitution of 1710, was installed in Kiev. The monument was executed in a form of a sculpture group of two closely linked elements: the monument
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Monument to Voroshilov in Lugansk
In front of Lugansk city council there is a monument to the first Marshal of USSR and remarkable public figure Kliment Voroshilov. The city and the spot for installing the monument were not chosen randomly: not only Voroshilov did a lot for the country
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Kutuzov Park in Volodarsk-Volynskyi
While on a trip to Volodarsk-Volynskyi, you should definitely pay a visit to one of its most picturesque sights. On the bank of Irshava river there is a park named after Field Marshall Mikhail Golenishchev-Kutuzov. This place made history thanks to the
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Monument to Chasing Two Hares in Kiev
In the very centre of the capital of Ukraine in Desyatinnaya street, to the left from the old Andrew’s Church, there is a unique monument to Pronya Prokopovna Serkova and Svirid Petrovich Golokhvastov. These people are characters from one of the
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Monument to Princess Olga in Kiev
This sculpture group is situated in front of an old St. Michael cathedral (Kiev, Mikhailovskaya square). In the centre of the group stands the Great Princess Olga, who was and remains the only woman in Ukraine who has ever ruled the country. On the right
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Monument to Zheglov and Sharapov in Kiev
Near Kiev MIA you can see bronze figures of Gleb Zheglov and his partner Vladimir Sharapov, who are the characters from a popular movie Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed. The bronze sculpture group with the same name was opened there in 2009. The opening
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Obelisk of the Hero-city Kiev
Kiev received the honorable name of Hero-city over 50 years ago, in 1961. At the same time the capital of Soviet Socialist Ukraine was given the second Order of V. Lenin's. A Decree of Presidium of the USSR Supreme Council, which was issued in May of
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Monument to Sunken Ships in Sevastopol
The Monument to Sunken Ships was founded in Sevastopol, on a manually created from roughly processed granite blocks island in 1905. It is located in Primorsky boulevard in 10 meters from the seashore. The installation of the monument was timed to match
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Malakhov Kurgan in Sevastopol
Malakhov Kurgan is a place that is known far beyond Ukrainian borders. This 97-meter height was twice used as a place for tremendous battles. The name Malakhov Kurgan is first mentioned in the general outline of Sevastopol in 1851. Historians believe
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Mermaid sculpture in Mishor beach
Not far from the central beach of Mishor, right in the sea, there is a bronze sculpture of a woman who is rising from the waves while holding a baby and resting her hand on a rock. She looks in the direction of the beach. The sculpture is known as Mishor
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