In the 70s of the 19th century, according to the design of the architect Alexander Shile, 2 buildings were erected on Bankovaya 11 for the Kyiv military district. Famous military leaders worked here over the years. Before the revolution of 1917 – generals of the Russian Empire Nikita Alekseev, Mikhail Dragomirov, Vladimir Sukhomlinov. In 1918, … Read more
In 1911, Countess Natalia Uvarova, the daughter of Kyiv businessman Fyodor Tereshchenko, bought a plot of land with mansions on Lipskaya Street, formerly Katerininskaya. By order of the Countess, the old mansions were demolished and a new house was built in their place. The mansion was designed by architect Pavel Gollandsky. The house is decorated … Read more
The theater-studio MIST (youth interactive modern theater) was created in October 2005 by a group of like-minded people: artistic director Yulia Gasilina, director and playwright Alexander Miroshnichenko, playwright and cultural critic Neda Nezhdnaya. MIST is associated primarily with the transition to the other side, another territory, unknown, unexplored. At the same time, it is a … Read more
At the beginning of the 20th century, on the site of the so-called Arrestantsky gardens, several small streets were planned and laid, among them was Skomoroshsky Lane (the Skomorokh River flowed nearby). Estate No. 7 in Skomoroshsky Lane was rented by the Jewish community, which was called the Galician Society after the name of the … Read more
At the beginning of the 19th century, there was only one Roman Catholic church in Kyiv – a wooden church, which burned down in 1814 and therefore Kyiv Catholics decided to build a new one. In March of the same year, the chairman of the provincial nobility, Count Pototsky, wrote a letter to Emperor Alexander … Read more
The International Exhibition Center is the largest exhibition building in Ukraine. A permanent venue for international business and exhibition events, forums, concerts, congresses, presentations and cultural and artistic shows. The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was held here. The idea of building the complex belonged to Viktor Tkachenko, then the director of Palace of Sports. The … Read more