“Ar-Rahma” means “Mercy” in Arabic. The mosque was built in the historical part of the city on the top of Mount Shchekavitsa. The very name of the area, Tatarka, preserves the memory of its former residents – Muslims who lived compactly here since the mid-19th century. It took the faithful of Islam almost 150 years … Read more
The history of production began in 1894, when entrepreneur Mikhail Richert acquired a plot of land at the corner of Kirillovskaya and Nizhnee-Yurkovskaya streets. Here, back in the 18th century, there was a small brick factory Kirillovsky Monastery, which later became the property of the Gudim-Levkovich family. Richert significantly improved the factory – in 1895 … Read more
The history of the development of oxygen production in Kyiv began in the pre-war period, when, with the growth of the industrial potential of the region, a significant need for oxygen and acetylene arose. By the beginning of 1941, production buildings were built and the Kiev oxygen plant received domestically produced equipment manufactured by the … Read more
The national cultural, artistic and museum complex Arsenal of Art (popularly Mystetskyi Arsenal) was created on the initiative of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko in 2006. Exhibitions, concerts, lectures, festivals are regularly held here, thematic museum exhibitions are exhibited, and an annual well-known event takes place – the book arsenal, which is a book … Read more
The park has an area of 2.3 hectares where more than 600 species of trees and bushes grow, most of which were planted by residents of nearby houses. There are many valuable and rare plant species – decorative paradise apple trees, maples, magnolias, sakura, red oak, blue spruce, thuja, pine, birch, linden, mulberry, and acacia … Read more
The Museum of Theatrical, Musical and Film Arts of Ukraine was founded on January 30, 1923 as a theater museum at the Berezil art association, headed by Les Kurbas. The museum collection began to be created in the same year, and at the same time a special museum commission was formed, which included actors. The … Read more