A complete list of interesting, unusual, romantic, secret and popular places that are located on the right bank of Kyiv
A wooden church with this name was first mentioned in written sources in 1520. The new building of the stone Church of the Nativity of Christ was built on the site of the old wooden church, which was dismantled in 1807. The project was developed by architect Andrey Melensky (Contract House, monument to Magdeburg Law, … Read more
The Church of St. Nicholas at Askoldova Mogila is a Kiev Greek Catholic church located in Askoldova Mogila Park. In 1809, the Voronezh merchant Samuil Meshcheryakov wished to perpetuate the memory of his wife, who died in Kyiv and was buried at Askold’s grave. For this purpose, he ordered Andrei Melensky (known in Kiev for … Read more
After the fire in Podol, which occurred in 1811, the building of the first contract house, which was built in 1801, completely burned down. It was decided to restore the building using modern building materials in 1815-1817 according to the design of the English architect William Geste (who also participated in drawing up the master … Read more
The beginning of the history of Khreshchatyk as a city street dates back to 1797, when the Contract Fair was transferred to Kyiv from the city of Dubno. The famous Ukrainian historian Nikolai Zakrevsky writes about Khreshchatyk at that time: “In 1797 there were no buildings here, and in general all the populated areas on … Read more
The Zaitsev mansion was built according to the design of the architect Vladimir Nikolaev and is one of the characteristic examples of Lipok development of the late 19th – early 20th centuries, located opposite buildings of the Supreme Council of Ukraine and Galperin’s mansion. The house has an enfilade layout with perimeter rooms. Two internal … Read more
The estate on the corner of Grushevsky and Shelkovichnaya streets has been known since the end of the 18th century – the pharmacy of the public guardianship department was located here. The pharmacy began to function fully in 1799. In 1811, the pharmacy was bought by Grigory Bunge from the Kyiv Bunge dynasty of pharmacists. … Read more