The monument to open chestnuts, the sculpture “Bronze chestnuts” and the monument to Kyiv chestnuts – the exact name of this art object, which appeared in Mariinsky Park in 2009, is now unknown. But we certainly know that the bronze chestnut, the author of which is the sculptor V. Osadchy, is dedicated to Kyiv mothers … Read more
The Palace in the Tsar’s Garden (today City Garden) was commissioned by Empress Elizabeth Petrovna in 1744. The baroque project was designed by her court architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli (there are other works of his in Kyiv – St. Andrew’s Church). Under the leadership of the Muscovite Ivan Michurin, as well as a group of other … Read more
Kiev-Pechersk Lavra is one of the first monasteries of Kievan Rus. One of the most important Orthodox shrines, the third Destiny of the Mother of God. Founded in 1051 under Yaroslav the Wise by monk Anthony, originally from Lubech, and his disciple Theodosius. Prince Svyatoslav II Yaroslavich presented the monastery with a plateau above the … Read more
National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War (from the moment of opening until July 2015 – the National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 is memorial complex, which was designed by Giprograd together with Ukrprojectstalkonstruktsiya, the main contractor is Kievgorstroy-4. The Kiev Museum of the … Read more
The plant “Arsenal” was the leading state enterprise of the optical-mechanical and optical-electronic industry of Ukraine. It was included in the list of enterprises of strategic importance for the economy and security of the country. And the plant appeared during the reign of Catherine II in 1764, when the “Regulations on the Kyiv Arsenal Team” … Read more
Partisan Glory Park (popularly simply PPS) is a regional landscape park in the Darnitsky district of Kyiv. It is located between Trostyanetskaya and Slavgorodskaya streets. Part of the Nikolsky forest area was included in the boundaries of the Darnitsky district of the city in 1965 to organize the district park of culture and recreation “Partisan … Read more