Interesting, unusual, romantic, secret and popular places in the Pechersk region
The botanical natural monument of local significance was created in 1999 with the aim of preserving, protecting and using the most valuable specimens of park construction for aesthetic, educational, environmental, scientific and health purposes. Previously it was called the memorial park named after Academician Bogomolets. Inside the park is the house where Alexander Bogomolets lived, … Read more
The foundation stone for the first Kyiv centralized water supply took place in May 1871 in the City Garden. In less than a year, the first stage of the water pipeline was put into operation. Its total length was 25 kilometers, it covered 150 houses in the center of Kyiv. The water intake was located … Read more
The Toilet History Museum is a private museum that opened on September 5, 2007. This is the only museum dedicated to toilet culture in Eastern Europe. Its exhibition covers all stages of the development of the toilet: from the oldest stone toilet chair to the first British water closet and the most modern waste recycling … Read more
In September 2013, near the residential complex “PecherSKY Luxury Apartments”, the first kinetic sculptural installation in Kiev “Equilibrium” by the famous Ukrainian sculptor Alexander Lidagovsky was opened (at Rusanovka there is his sculpture “Staircase”). The sculpture, weighing about one ton and 6 meters high, is made of bronze and steel. Under the influence of the … Read more
The sweet bench “Big Baking Tournament” was opened on the observation platform Pevchee Pole of the Pechersk Landscape Park in September 2013, and nearby is another unusual monument “The world through pink glasses“, which was installed a year later. An unusual art object by Daria Khozhay was presented to the people of Kiev by the … Read more
During its existence, KZET produced 9 serial models of trolleybuses (including 2 freight models) and 6 types of passenger trams. He produced special tram cars (repair, service, training) in small quantities and carried out repairs of trolleybuses, trams and metro cars. Minor renovations are still ongoing. The Kiev Electric Transport Plant was founded in 1904. … Read more