Interesting, unusual, romantic, secret and popular places in the Pechersk region
In the 70s of the 19th century, according to the design of the architect Alexander Shile, 2 buildings were erected on Bankovaya 11 for the Kyiv military district. Famous military leaders worked here over the years. Before the revolution of 1917 – generals of the Russian Empire Nikita Alekseev, Mikhail Dragomirov, Vladimir Sukhomlinov. In 1918, … Read more
In Ukraine and Kyiv in particular, German colonists settled in the second half of the 18th century and they lived mainly in Podol. The first services for the still small German community were held in the house of Georg Bunge, the owner of the first city pharmacy. However, the community soon became cramped in the … Read more
The House of the Government of Ukraine (formerly the house of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Ukrainian SSR, the house of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR) is a 10-story historical and largest administrative building in Kyiv, an architectural monument. It was built in 1936-1938 and became the first object of … Read more
The Sports Palace was built in 1958-1960 according to the design of architects Mikhail Grechina (reconstruction of Dynamo Stadium, project for the construction and reconstruction of the complex “Olympic”) and Alexey Zavarov. It was officially opened on December 9, 1960. The structural basis of the 4-story structure (length – 138 meters, width – 78 meters, … Read more
The sculptural composition “The meeting place cannot be changed” was installed in honor of the 90th anniversary of the creation of the criminal investigation department of Ukraine and is dedicated to employees and veterans of the criminal investigation department, courageous and courageous crime fighters, whose calling is loyalty to the people and the law, dedication … Read more
In 1893, the site was consecrated for the construction of a church in honor of St. Michael, the first Metropolitan of Kyiv. As a sign of respect for his heavenly patron, this construction was started by the honorary citizen of Kyiv, philanthropist Mikhail Degterev at his personal expense (he also fully financed the construction national … Read more