Interesting, unusual, romantic, secret and popular places in Shevchenkivskyi district
Kenassa (a house of prayer for the Karaites in Eastern Europe) was built on the initiative of Solomon Cohen (Karaite philanthropist, tobacco manufacturer, head of the Kiev Karaite community) and with the blessing of the Kiev gazzan (Karaite clergyman who serves in the kenassa) Joseph Sultansky, is located next to baron’s castle and golden gate. … Read more
Hagia Sophia was built in the first half of the 11th century by order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise on the site of the victory in 1036 over the Pechenegs. At the turn of the 17th-28th centuries, it was externally rebuilt in the Ukrainian Baroque style. The interior of the cathedral has preserved the world’s … Read more
St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery was rebuilt in 1998 on the site of the cathedral church in honor of the Archangel Michael, destroyed in the 1930s. It also includes a refectory with the Church of St. John the Evangelist (built in 1713) and a bell tower (also restored in 1998). Nowadays it belongs to the UOC-KP. … Read more
According to the chronicles, the beginning of construction of the Tithe Church dates back to 989. It was built by Russian and Greek architects for 6 years as a cathedral not far from the prince’s tower – a stone north-eastern palace building, the excavated part of which is located at a distance of 60 meters … Read more
Before the installation of the monument, the territory was occupied by the vineyards of Mikhailovsky Golden-Domed Monastery. However, numerous floods of the Dnieper caused severe subsidence of soil under the vineyards and provoked a series of landslides on Vladimirsky descent. This caused indignation among local authorities, since a lot of money was invested in dressing … 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