A complete list of interesting, unusual, romantic, secret and popular places that are located near Maidan Nezalezhnosti station
On the site where the hotel was built, in 1912-1944 there was located “Ginsburg skyscraper” – a multi-storey apartment building of Lev Ginzburg , which until 1928 was the tallest building on the territory of the Ukrainian SSR. Lev Borisovich was a Kyiv merchant of the 1st guild, a construction contractor, and a millionaire. He … Read more
Until the 10th century, the area in the area of the current Maidan was called Perevesishche or Goat Swamp and was a swamp. Where Sofievskaya Street now begins, the Lyadsky Gate was located (mentioned in the chronicle of 1151 as the gate leading to the “land of the Pechenegs”; also through the Lyadsky Gate there … Read more
On May 25, 2019, a pedestrian and bicycle bridge was solemnly opened in Kyiv, which connected two parks: Kreshchaty and Vladimirskaya Gorka. Below the object is magdeburg right column (monument to the baptism of Rus’), to which a beautiful staircase leads . The glass bridge officially opened at 20:00. First, several cyclists drove over it, … Read more
The monument to the baptism of Rus’ (other names: the column of Magdeburg Law, the lower monument to St. Vladimir), is the oldest monument in Kyiv and is located in Kreschaty Park. Magdeburg Law was granted to Kyiv in the 18th century, during the reign of Empress Elizabeth, daughter of Peter the Great. According to … Read more
This attraction is located in Kreshchaty Park, and its opening took place in 1982 after four years of construction and was timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary of education of the USSR. The sculptural and architectural composition replaced the summer stage that was located here. The Arch of Friendship of Peoples consists of three … Read more
In 2010, the famous Ukrainian sculptor Oleg Pinchuk presented Kiev with a bronze piggy bank toad, the creation of which cost $180,000. The monument to the toad turned out to be huge both in weight and size: it occupies 4 meters square and weighs 6 tons. The sculptor asked the Kiev authorities to erect a … Read more