A complete list of interesting, unusual, romantic, secret and popular places that are located on the right bank of Kyiv
The monument in honor of the architect Vladislav Gorodetsky was opened in the spring of 2004 with the support of patrons and is located in Passage on the sidewalk next to the house. The authors are sculptors Vladimir Shchur, Vitaly Sivko (monument to Princess Olga, monument to Panikovsky, monument to Chasing Two Hares, monument to … Read more
The monument to one of the characters in the novel “The Golden Calf” by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov, Mikhail Samuelevich Panikovsky, was erected in 1998 and is located near the corner of Khreshchatik and Proriznoy, where the hero of the novel made his living by pickpocketing before the revolution. Ironically, Panikovsky’s wand often becomes … Read more
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
The monument was originally unveiled in September 1911. Its creators were sculptors Ivan Kavaleridze and Pyotr Snitkin, architect Valerian Rykov. The composition consists of three figures on a pink granite pedestal. In the center is Princess Olga, on the left side is Apostle Andrew the First-Called, and on the right are the educators of the … Read more
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
The official name of the museum is “Tragedy and Valor of Afghanistan” and “In Foreign Wars.” It was created in the form of a small exhibition in the spring of 1992 in Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War (under the statue Motherland). The exhibition was dedicated to participants in armed conflicts and … Read more