Kyiv Planetarium

Киевский планетарий

Kiev Planetarium is the oldest (founded in January 1952) and largest planetarium in Ukraine. In terms of dome size, it ranks second in Europe with a screen area of 830 square meters. More than 150,000 people visit the Kiev Planetarium every year. Today, the capital’s planetarium has turned into a unique scientific, educational, cultural and … Read more

Kyiv Zoo

Киевский зоопарк

Kiev Zoological Park is a unique facility created on the initiative of professors from St. Vladimir University and the Polytechnic Institute, gymnasium teachers, doctors, public figures and many wildlife lovers who were members of the Kyiv Society of Nature Lovers. The official date of foundation of the Kyiv Zoo and the beginning of its activities … Read more

DVRZ

ДВРЗ

DVRZ got its name from the Darnytsky Car Repair Plant, which operates to this day. The microdistrict arose in 1934 as the village of the Darnitsky depot when the first barracks-dormitory for plant builders were built here, and modern development began in the 1930-50s. After 2000, multi-storey new buildings began to appear in the DVRZ, … Read more