Interesting, unusual, romantic, secret and popular places in the Pechersk region
The National Botanical Garden named after Nikolai Grishko of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was founded in 1935 and is part of the natural reserve fund of our country, is an object of comprehensive protection, and belongs to lands of natural, historical and cultural significance, which are protected as a national treasure of … Read more
There are no exact and documented references to the Zverinetsky Cave Monastery. It is assumed that the settlement of the caves by monks occurred in the 11th-12th centuries during the Christianization of Kievan Rus. Some church historians believe that the Zverinetsky Monastery is the predecessor of the Vydubitsky Monastery and owes its appearance to Prince … Read more
The Chocolate House (the dark brick-red color in which the walls are plastered became the basis for its name) is the unofficial name of the mansion of Semyon Mogilevtsev (Russian timber merchant) in which famous figures of science, socio-political and government life subsequently lived. Built in 1899-1901, next to Ikskyul-Gildenbanda House. In 1934, part of … Read more
The office of the State Commercial Bank of Russia in Kyiv was founded in 1839. Over time, a large two-story Empire style house on Institutskaya Street, which belonged to the Kyiv nobility, was purchased for her. Later, the Kiev office of the State Bank of Russia was located here, which was created in 1860 on … Read more
One of the most famous and popular Soviet actors was not given the title of People’s Artist for a long time; he did not receive a professional theater education, but this did not prevent him from forever inscribing his name in the history of world cinema. Nikolai Yakovchenko was born in the city of Pryluky … Read more
The Shleifer mansion is an architectural and historical monument, located on the corner of Institutskaya and Sadovaya streets. Initially, the mansion was two-story, in Art Nouveau style, adjacent to a five-story apartment building. The houses had separate front entrances. The original drawings of both buildings have been preserved. The mansion was built in 1909 by … Read more