Baikove cemetery is one of the oldest and most beautiful in Kyiv.
It was opened in 1834 on Baikova Hill, named after General Serhiy Baikov, a participant in the Franco-Russian War of 1812 and the Russian-Turkish War of 1828-1829, who lived here after his retirement.
On the territory of the cemetery there are about 20 old crypts of various architecture, some of them designed by famous architects Vladyslav Horodetsky, Volodymyr Nikolaev and others.
The Baikovo cemetery is actually a Ukrainian pantheon, many prominent people are buried there: Mykhaylo Hrushevsky, Lesya Ukrayinka, Vyacheslav Chornovil, Mariya Zankovetska, Amvrosiy Buchma, Mykhaylo Stelmakh, Pavlo Zahrebelny, Vasyl Stus, Yevhen Paton, Mykola Amosov, Oleksandr Shalimov, Valeriy Lobanovsky, Roman Ratushny and ...
Last update
4/1/2024
Categories | Historic area, Architecture |
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Date of foundation | 1834 |
Address |
Baikova Street, 6
Kyiv |
Coordinates |
50.41805556° N, 30.51° E
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Phone | +380 44 269 2560, |
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