The creation of the brewery is associated with the name of the German entrepreneur Karl Heinrich Schulz, who financed the construction of breweries in Kyiv, which in 1886 were united under the name “Karl Schultz Brewery”. The year of foundation of Brewery No. 1 itself is considered to be 1881. However, the roots of this … Read more
The Botanical Garden named after Academician Alexander Fomin is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Kyiv (older than Grishko Botanical Garden) and Ukraine. It is a division of the Shevchenko University of Kyiv. It was founded in 1839 on a vacant lot, in deep ravines and on the hills not far from the university. … Read more
The rock garden was created on Obolonskaya embankment in mid-2011. It was designed in the shape of a sail, which is very symbolic, since various water competitions are often held in the bay. There are 24 high basalt columns and 5 artificial ones, which are made in antique style. There are about 20 benches for … Read more
Walking through Fomina Botanical Garden you can see an unusual building, which is hidden behind a concrete fence with barbed wire. In front of you is the military-strategic communications point K-2 from the times of the USSR (other names: Telephone and telegraph station No. 1, TTS No. 1, Government communications station). The K-2 facility was … Read more
Obolonskaya embankment is considered one of the most beautiful places in Kyiv above the Dnieper at any time of the year and is longer than the no less famous Rusanovskaya embankment. It’s always nice to walk here alone, with friends or a loved one, and in the evenings there are often even more people here … Read more
The museum of the municipal enterprise “Kievpasstrans” previously had the names “All-Union Tram Museum named after the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution”, “Museum of the first tram” and “Kiev Museum of Electric Transport”. The museum was opened in 1927 in connection with the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the October Revolution as the … Read more