A complete list of interesting, unusual, romantic, secret and popular places that are located near the Golden Gate station
The monument to the great Kyiv prince of the first half of the 11th century, Yaroslav the Wise, is located in the park near Golden Gate. The prince holds in his hands a model of St. Sophia Cathedral, and his gaze is turned to the direction where the cathedral was built. The monument was recreated … Read more
A permanent opera troupe was organized in Kyiv in 1867 and became one of the best in the Russian Empire. The troupe worked in the premises of the City Theater, built in 1856 according to the design of the architect Shtrom. In 1896, on the last day of the theater season, a fire occurred that … Read more
Kenassa (a house of prayer for the Karaites in Eastern Europe) was built on the initiative of Solomon Cohen (Karaite philanthropist, tobacco manufacturer, head of the Kiev Karaite community) and with the blessing of the Kiev gazzan (Karaite clergyman who serves in the kenassa) Joseph Sultansky, is located next to baron’s castle and golden gate. … Read more
Hagia Sophia was built in the first half of the 11th century by order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise on the site of the victory in 1036 over the Pechenegs. At the turn of the 17th-28th centuries, it was externally rebuilt in the Ukrainian Baroque style. The interior of the cathedral has preserved the world’s … Read more