The Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine is considered one of the leading museums in the country and the world; the subject of the exhibition is historical and artistic monuments made of precious metals and precious stones. The museum is a branch of National Museum of the History of Ukraine and was opened to visitors … Read more
The Postal Museum was opened in 1996 and was first located at Khreshchatyk in the Main Post Office, now it is located in the post office No. 2 (the very large post office on the left bank of Kyiv). Through postal rarities, here you can learn the history of changes in postal services, its attributes … Read more
Friedrich Gustavovich Mikhelson (1840-1908) millionaire, was a member of the city duma, merchant of the 1st guild, a member of the Kyiv city duma. He was one of the ten richest citizens of Kyiv at the beginning of the 20th century. He owned brick and glass factories, a number of vast estates in the center … Read more
The triangle-shaped area was formed here long before the creation of the park. In 1891, a chapel was opened here in honor of a certain event. In October 1888, Emperor Alexander III, returning with his family from Crimea to St. Petersburg, almost became a victim of a train accident near Kharkov – the train in … Read more
Across the road from Chkalov Square and next to velotrek is located in the park named after Oles Gonchar. On the territory of the square there is a pump room and a monument to Oles Gonchar (April 3, 1918 – July 14, 1995), which was opened in May 2001 – the writer loved to sit … Read more
The square was created in the 1920s in front of the building of the Kyiv Veterinary and Zootechnical Institute, which was located there from 1924 to 1934 – now the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations is located here. The monument to Valery Pavlovich Chkalov (Soviet test pilot, brigade commander, hero of the Soviet … Read more