Attractions of Kyiv

The Central State Archive-Museum of Literature and Art of Ukraine was created in 1966 with the assistance of the chairman of the board of the Writers' Union of Ukraine Oles Honchar.

It is located in the historical building of Sophia Monastery Bursa (1763-1767), on the territory of the National Reserve "Sofia of Kyiv". 

The archive-museum holds documents from the literature, art and culture of Ukraine of the 18th-20th centuries, biographical and epistolary materials, manuscripts of works, graphic works and photographs of many Ukrainian writers, artists, composers, actors of theater and cinema. Some of these materials are presented in the exhibition halls of the museum. 

Of particular interest are the recreated interiors of work offices with personal belongings of outstanding figures of Ukrainian culture. Among them are the memorial offices of film director Oleksandr Dovzhenko, writers Yuriy Yanovsky, Mykhaylo Stelmakh, Ivan Mykytenko, poet Andriy Malyshko, artist Mykola Hlushchenko. 

The State Archive-Museum has a reading room where you can order archival documents for perusal.

The department of the Central State Archive-Museum of Literature and Art of Ukraine is the "Literary and Artistic Pliuty" Museum on the outskirts of Kyiv.

The Parish Church of the Resurrection of Christ is located in Kyiv, next to the territory of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, in the Old Pechersk Fortress.

It was built in 1698 at the expense of the Cossack colonel Kostyantyn Mokievsky in the forms of Ukrainian Baroque. The bell tower was added in 1860-1862.

In Soviet times, it was closed, used as an archive storage, later - premises of restoration workshops. In 1978-1985, restoration was carried out with the restoration of authentic architectural forms. The old paintings in the interior have been preserved and restored.

From November 1991, divine services were resumed in the Resurrection Church. Today, the church is known as "Afhhanska" because it belongs to the UOC community, which consists of the families of fallen veterans of Afhhanistan (a monument to Afhhans has been installed in the square).

The Church of the Tithes History Museum is located not far from Starokyivska Hill, on which a thousand years ago stood the Dytynets (cradle) of medieval Kyiv and the Tithes Church – the city's first stone Christian church, the oldest example of ancient Rus masonry architecture.

The museum exhibits materials from archaeological research into the foundations of the temple, built in 996 by Prince Volodymyr Svyatoslavych and destroyed in 1240 during the storming of Kyiv by Batu Khan.

A separate place is given to building materials and items of decoration of the temple of the 10th century (fragments of frescoes, floor and wall mosaics, glazed tiles, fragments of plaster stucco).

In the premises of the museum, video tours are held using archival video materials. Museum employees also conduct tours of Starokyivska Hill and Kyiv Dytynets.

The Cinema Museum was created in 2015 on the basis of the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Center - the state film archive of feature films of Ukraine, which also includes the state film copying laboratory.

The museum is located on the 5th floor of the Dovzhenko Center building.

Its purpose is to popularize Ukrainian and world cinema art, systematize information about its history, museify film archive funds, paper and material artifacts.

Availability information:
- the Dovzhenko Center building is equipped with ramps
- the width of the entrance to the passenger elevator is sufficient for the passage of a wheelchair (80 centimeters)
- toilets equipped for visitors in wheelchairs and changing tables are located in Dovzhenko Hall on the 1st floor and in the Cinema Museum on the 5th floor
- stay with baby carriages is possible

The Kyiv Museum of City Electric Transport was founded in 1992 for the 100th anniversary of the Kyiv tram.

It is currently located on the territory of the Darnytsa tram depot. On the open-air site, examples of old tram cars that have survived, as well as trolleybuses and buses of various brands and years of manufacture, including a rare horse-drawn carriage, are displayed.

In the museum exposition - books and photos, models of trams, a collection of tickets for city transport from different times, a real control panel of the "Tatra" wagon. Dioramas depicting different periods of Kyiv tram history are especially interesting: "Beginning" (Oleksandrivsky Descent, 1892), "Years of War" (1941-1945) and "Kyiv Today" (now).

To visit, it is necessary to submit a preliminary application.

The first stationary year-round dolphinarium "Nemo" was located in Kyiv in the VDNG district. It was opened in 2009, closed in 2017.

Kyiv Dolphinarium "Nemo" was a complex engineering structure that fully meets international standards for working with marine mammals. Every day there were shows with bottlenose dolphins Skipper, Flipper, Boatsman, Casper, as well as seals Klepa, Bonnie and Norma. The stands of the dolphinarium accommodated 900 spectators, who were placed around a 20-meter pool with sea water. In addition to performances, swimming and diving with dolphins were offered. Dolphin therapy sessions were held, which is an effective method of drug-free recovery and rehabilitation of children with functional limitations.

The Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovsky is the home club stadium of Dynamo Kyiv football club, which until recently remained one of the main sports arenas of Ukraine.

It was built in 1932-1934 on the site of the greenhouses of the Mariyinsky Palace, where sports infrastructure began to develop after the Soviet-Ukrainian war. After the reconstruction for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, the capacity decreased from 23 to 18 thousand spectators.

Before the Second World War, the "Dynamo" stadium was the sports base of the NKVD football team of the same name. In 1942, a series of football matches took place in occupied Kyiv between the "Start" team formed from the "Dynamo" team and various teams of the German occupiers, which invariably ended with the victory of the Kyivans. The last match between "Start" and the national team of German anti-aircraft fighters Flakelf went down in history as the "Death Match". According to legend, four Dynamo players were shot for refusing to lose to the Germans. A monument to the fallen football players has been erected on the territory.

Since 2002, the "Dynamo" stadium bears the name of the legendary coach Valeriy Lobanovsky, who led FC "Dynamo" to the heights of European football glory.

Excursions are conducted through the stadium, during which you can see the locker rooms, the Fan Club premises, the conference hall, the exhibition of won trophies, the stadium field and its stands.

The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross of the Lord on Podil in Kyiv was founded in 1746-1748 by Kyiv artisans who lived in the Honchari-Kozhemyaky settlement (the current "Vozdvyzhenka" microdistrict).

The first temple was wooden. In 1811, the current two-level Church of the Exaltation of the Cross was built in its place. The lower warm temple was consecrated in the name of Michael the Archangel. The upper floor was consecrated in 1841 in the name of Exaltation of the Holy Cross of the Lord.

The future writer Mikhaylo Bulhakov was baptized in this church in 1891.

Currently, the Church of the Ascension of the Cross belongs to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The Museum of Railway Transport, which opened in 2011 at the "Kyiv-Passenger" station, presents an exhibition of rolling stock of historical locomotives and wagons.

The museum highlights various stages of the development of railway transport in Ukraine: pre-revolutionary, Soviet and modern. The exhibition features three steam locomotives (L, Er, СО17 series), four passenger and four freight cars, a water column and a functioning semaphore.

Of great interest is the equipment of saloon cars for high-ranking officials: the personal car of the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine Volodymyr Shcherbytsky (1957) and the car of the Prime Minister of the Russian Empire Petro Stolypin (1910), in which he arrived in Kyiv in the fateful year 1911. where he was killed.

The museum of the "Dynamo Kyiv" football club is located on the territory of the "Olympiyskyi" National Sports Complex in the same room as the club's official fan shop. It was opened on the eve of the Euro-2012 football championship.

The exhibition tells about the history of the "Dynamo Kyiv" club, starting with its foundation in 1927. In particular, football trophies won by the club during its century-long history at national and international championships are presented. You can also see historical photos, portraits of famous football players, sports uniforms of football stars and the balls they played with.

A separate exhibition is dedicated to the legendary "Dynamo" coach Valeriy Lobanovskyi.

A monument to the firemen's who participated in the liquidation of the consequences of the accident at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant was installed near the building of the State Inspection for Technogenic Safety of Ukraine in Kyiv.

Opened for the 25th anniversary of the Chornobyl tragedy. The author of the monument is the sculptor Mykola Tykhonov.

The monument to the first Kyiv tram was erected for the centenary of this type of transport in Kyiv.

It was here, at Volodymyrskyi Uzviz, that in 1892 the electric tram began to run for the first time in Eastern Europe. The idea belonged to the engineer and entrepreneur Amand Struve. He offered the city authorities an alternative to the traditional end, which was ineffective on Kyiv streets full of steep ups and downs.

The first tram line, 1.5 kilometers long, was put into operation at Oleksandrivskyi Uzviz (now Volodymyrskyi Uzviz). The experiment was considered successful. In just a few years, the total length of Kyiv tram routes was 50 kilometers. The project paid off very quickly, and soon the electric tram completely supplanted horse-drawn and steam-drawn city transport.

The monument, installed in the lower part of the Volodymyrskyi Uzviz, was created by the sculptor Yuriy Kiselyov and the architect Volodymyr Sobtsov.

The light and music fountain with the sculptural composition "Pear" was opened in Kyiv's Poznyaky Park in 2012.

In the center of the composition is a four-meter stainless steel sculpture. According to the idea of ​​the author of the project, Kyiv sculptor Oleksiy Zolotaryov, the pear, as a symbol of sweet life, is divided into 7 unequal parts, symbolizing destruction and at the same time creation, unification.

The polished surfaces of the sculpture provide an opportunity to interact with the viewer.

The public exposition "Gifts to the Presidents of Ukraine" is a public part of the Fund of Presidents of Ukraine, which operates on the basis of the National Library of Ukraine named after Volodymyr Vernadsky in Kyiv.

Founded in 1996. The collection includes about 2,000 items and documents related to the life and work of Ukrainian leaders. Here are gifts to the presidents of Ukraine from around the world.

Among the exhibits are various works of art, such as: handicrafts (embroideries, wooden boxes, carpets, vases, utensils, etc.), musical instruments, decorative weapons (sabers, swords, maces, etc.), paintings made by various techniques on canvas , silk, papyrus, using stones, embroidered, etc.), clothing (mantles, national clothes, etc.), models of military equipment, honorary awards and distinctions of the Presidents of Ukraine, sculptures and numismatic exhibits, etc.

The carpet with portraits of 12 post-Soviet presidents, presented to Leonid Kuchma by his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon in 1997, is particularly noteworthy.

The Geological Museum of the Professional College of Geological-Exploration Technologies (PCGT) was opened in 1986 on the initiative of the teachers.

On an area of 250 square meters, more than 2,000 samples of stone material are presented, collected by students and teachers during production practices, as well as donated to the college by its graduates.

In the Western sector, a mineralogical collection and a rock collection are presented. In 13 showcases of the Northern sector, paleontological and petrographic material is placed, which clearly illustrates the history of the planet's development. The eastern sector is dedicated to minerals, regional geology of Ukraine, as well as jewelry and manufactured stones.

Thematic selections of stone material are also exhibited: blocks of original forms of mineral aggregates, samples of facing and decorative stones of Ukraine, collections "Iron ores of Ukraine" and "Nikopol Manganese Ore Basin".