Under the Soviet Union, most factories were classified and their names were given in the form of numbers. The “thousandth” plant produced caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, dust, berthollet salt, chlorine and was considered the most harmful enterprise in Kyiv, the consequences of which still reverberate to this day. The construction of the plant was planned … Read more
The German Quarter (Emergency village) in Kyiv is a cottage quarter consisting of 2-3-storey nice apartment buildings for workers of the nearest Darnitsa factories. Houses began to be built immediately after the end of the Great Patriotic War; their construction was carried out by German prisoners of war. Civilian German specialists from transformed Germany also … Read more
If you want to learn a lot about the history of the Kyiv metro, you should visit this museum. It was opened in 2000 and is located on the second floor of the Kyiv metro administration building. The first metro trains consisted of 3 cars, so the exhibition is located in three halls. Information is … Read more
Kyoto Park is located in the Forestry area of Kyiv and is designed in Japanese style. It extends parallel to Kyoto Street between the Chernigovskaya and Lesnaya metro stations. Kyoto Park was founded in 1972 as a sign of friendly relations, immediately after the signing of an agreement on cooperation and development of the cities … Read more
In 1965, Kiev residents received another place to relax – Hydropark. Beautiful nature, proximity to the Dnieper, comfortable beaches have become a favorite vacation spot for Kiev residents and guests of the capital. The area of the new recreational zone was amazing – more than 365 hectares! There were sports grounds, restaurants, attractions and much … Read more
The botanical garden with an area of 48 hectares is part of Goloseevsky National Park and consists of 6 scientific laboratories: dendrology and forestry selection, fruit and vegetable crops, floriculture, plant ecology, zoology, green building. The total number of species, varieties, hybrids, cultivars and forms that grow on the territory of the botanical garden is … Read more