Attractions of Kyiv region

The grandiose temple complex in the village of Buky was built in 2000 at the expense of the Skvyra businessman Ivan Suslov according to the project of the architect Yuriy Babych.

The dominant feature of the complex is the church of Saint Eugene the Great Martyr with five gilded baths. During the construction of the temple, the historical canons of Ukrainian architecture were combined with modern architectural forms.

The complex also includes the chapels of Saint Oleksandr and Saint Nicholas, the bell tower of Saint Daniel.

In 2007, the temple complex in Buky was awarded the State Award in the field of architecture. In 2008, the National Bank of Ukraine issued a jubilee silver coin with a denomination of 10 hryvnias, which depicts the church of Saint Eugene in Buky.

In 2011, the Friendship of Peoples fountain, which used to stand on Independence Square in Kyiv, was opened on the square in front of the church.

The Church of the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious has the status of the Cathedral of Railway Workers of Ukraine.

Located on Privokzalna Square of Kyiv Railway Station (South Terminal). The temple was built during the construction of the South Station in a record short time (in 72 days), for which it was entered into the Guinness Book of Records. Another 40 days were needed to make the interior decoration of the temple.

The temple with a height of 42 meters is made in the Byzantine style. The author of the project was the prominent Ukrainian architect Roman Syvenky. An addition to the temple was a belfry in the Art Nouveau style, in the form of two intersecting arches. The wall paintings, made by the masters of the Art Academy of Ukraine under the guidance of the famous Ukrainian academician Mykola Tytov, successfully combine picturesque biblical scenes and bright patterned ornaments. The interior is decorated with a wooden iconostasis with a carved dome above the altar and gilded figures of angels.

A part of the relics of Saint George the Victorious is kept here.

The wooden church of Saint Great Martyr George was built in the village of Selyshche in 1910-1914 at the expense of Cossack landowners.

A sample of Cossack cult architecture of the beginning of the 20th century. Five domes give the unusual strength and fundamentality of the building, and the four auxiliary ones are almost as large as the main one.

In Soviet times, a granary was located here. Officially, the Church of Saint George does not belong to the monuments of architecture.

The Saint Illya Church in Podil is called the oldest Orthodox church in Kyiv.

A beautiful baroque church near the Dnipro embankment was built on the site of the first Christian temple of the ancient city. According to legend, the wooden church of Saint Ilya was founded by representatives of the Varangian family of the Rurikovichs. In 945, the soldiers of Prince Ihor of Kyiv took an oath here during the signing of peace with the Greeks.

In its present form, the church was rebuilt in 1692 by the burgher Pavlo Hudyma. In plan, it repeats its predecessor. A small belfry was added in the 18th century.

Currently, the Illya Church belongs to the UOC MP.

A commemorative cross in honor of the baptism of the people of Kyiv was installed near the temple gate.

The Church of John Chrysostom was built in the village of Pivni in 1868 on the site of the old church founded in 1738.

In the harmonious forms of the building, the influence of the classical style, more characteristic of stone temples at that time, can be felt.

The Church of Saint John Chrysostom is an architectural monument of national significance. Belongs to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

Currently, restoration works are being carried out in the temple. Two compositions have already been restored - myrrh-bearing women and Saint Peter the Apostle.

The wooden church in honor of the holy apostle John the Theologian in Haishyn was built in 1870 (according to other data - in 1884).

The temple is single-domed, eight-by-four in shape, with an attached belfry. The height of the building is 25 meters. Outside, the temple is painted blue, the pediment is decorated with carved geometric patterns. Above the central exit, on the pediment of the porch, there is an icon of the Mother of God of Kazan. Above the porch, at the height of the middle tier, there is a full-length icon of John the Theologian. The interior is painted with biblical scenes by local artist Oleksiy Kondratenko.

A parochial school operated at the church.

In 1935, the church was closed by order of the Soviet authorities, but in 1942 the services were resumed and have not stopped since then.

Currently, the church of John the Theologian is in good condition.

The Saint John's Monastery in Mala Soltanivka was founded in 2004 at the expense of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad in honor of John of Kronshtadt. Part of this church united with the Moscow Patriarchate in 2007, but the monastery in Mala Soltanivka is being built by the part that does not recognize this union.

The Saint John's Monastery is the largest monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (ROCOR) in the world. After the construction is completed, it will be the largest in Ukraine. Currently, there are 6 churches here, as well as a male and female hermitage. The monastery is modern and everything is modern in it: building materials, furniture, and computers.

Currently, the Security Service of Ukraine, at the request of a deputy, is conducting a pre-trial investigation into the high treason of the Saint John's Monastery in Mala Soltanivka.

The wooden church of Saint Joseph the Betrothed in Zhytni Hory was founded in 1756. At first, the church was three-story.

The church acquired its modern appearance in 1854, when a vestibule was added to it. There is one light and two decorative domes with extensions. Domes, completed with capitals, cover the log cabins of the temple, and peculiar vaulted ceilings - side aisles and vestibule.

Paintings of the 19th century have been preserved in the interior.

The Church of Saint Joseph the Betrothed in Zhytni Hory belongs to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

Sфште Macarius Church is considered to be the only ancient wooden church of Kyiv that has been preserved. Consecrated in 1897 in honor of the holy martyr Macarius, Metropolitan of Kyiv, Galicia and All Rus, who lived in the 15th century.

The remains of the church of Dmytro Rostovsky, transferred from the Baikove cemetery, became the material for the construction of the Makariivska church. The icons for the church were painted by the most famous master, Ivan Yizhakevych. The main shrine became an analog image of Macarius with a portion of the saint's relics.

Before the Bolshevik coup of 1917, there was a brotherhood at the church that was engaged in education and charity, a school, a day shelter for children, and a library. In 1922, the parish school was closed, but the church continued to function until 1938. In 1939, the domes were removed from the church, the premises were equipped for workshops. During the German-fascist occupation, religious services were resumed.

Now the temple belongs to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate.

Saint Michael Vydubytsky Monastery is one of the first Kyiv monasteries, founded by Prince Vsevolod Yaroslavych in the Vydubychy tract.

According to legend, a wooden idol of the supreme pagan god Perun, thrown by Prince Volodymyr into the Dnipro from the temple on Starokyivska hill, floated ("dug out") to the shore at this place. And immediately he was drowned by supporters of Christianity.

Initially, the main church was the temple of the patron saint of Kyiv, the Archangel Michael. In the 18th century, a new Saint George's Cathedral was built, as well as a refectory and a bell tower.

A wonderful view of the domes of the monastery against the background of the Dnipro River opens from the Central Botanical Garden.

The wooden church of Saint Archangel Michael in Boiarka was built in 1901 on the ramparts of the Slavic settlement "Transformation", which is also called the Budayivka settlement after the old name of Boiarka - Budayivka.

From 1756 to 1894, the churches of Saint Joan the Myrrh-bearing, Resurrection of Christ, and Archangel Michael were located on this site, which were later destroyed. After the opening of the railway station "Boiarka" and with the growth of the village, the project of the wooden church by the architect Mykola Hordenin was approved.

With the advent of Soviet power, the Saint Michael's Church was closed, but remained intact, and during the Second World War it became active again.

The church houses the icon of the Savior, which is associated with a miracle - in 2005, an imprint of its outline appeared on the glass covering the icon.

Near Saint Michael's Church, there is an ancient church cemetery where the Ukrainian writer Volodymyr Samiylenko is buried.

The wooden church dedicated to Saint Michael was built in Mala Starytsia in the 18th century.

The church is single-domed, cross-shaped in plan, with an attached bell tower. The church is massive and squat.

Saint Michael's Church is an architectural monument of local importance.

Saint Michael's Church in Kozhukhivka is an example of Ukrainian wooden religious architecture.

Built in 1820, consecrated in 1836, thoroughly reconstructed in 1914.

Inside the Saint Michael's Church, the old rococo iconostasis and several baroque icons have been preserved.

Belongs to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The wooden church of Saint Michael was built in Savyntsiin 1882 at the expense of the parishioners.

Previously, the village of Savyntsi was assigned to the parish of Zhytni Hory. Later, the village grew, and it needed its own temple.

The pretty church of Archangel Michael with the bulb on the bell tower has been perfectly preserved, but it is not an architectural monument.

Saint Michael's Church was built in the village of Pylypivka in 1843 on the site of a burned down wooden church founded in 1784.

For help in the construction of a new stone church, the residents of Pylypivka turned to Countess Oleksandra Branytska, maid of honor of Catherine II, niece of Prince Hrihoriy Potomkin, founder of the Oleksandriya Arboretum in Bila Tserkva. Countess Branytska allocated funds for construction, as she promised to build 12 churches on her lands. Saint Michael's Church was built for 9 years and the countess did not live to see it consecrated.

During the Soviet era, the temple was closed, but now it is active again.

Paintings of Mykhaylo Vrubel's students have been preserved in the interiors.