Attractions of Kyiv

The Central Kyiv Synagogue was built in 1897-1898 at the expense of a large sugar factory, Lazar Brodsky, and informally bears his name.

The project in the Moorish style was developed by the architect George Shleifer. The building functioned as a Jewish religious center for three decades. In Soviet times, a puppet theater was located here. Since 1992, the service has been resumed.

A small museum has been created in the hall of the synagogue - here you can see a Hanukkah by the famous Israeli sculptor Frank Meisler, a fragment of a Torah scroll of the II-V centuries, a copy of the key from the opening of the synagogue in 1898, old books, stacks, tefillin, mezuzahs, candlesticks.

The chapel in honor of Saint Andrew the First-Called Apostle, who, according to legend, foretold the foundation of Kyiv, was built on the slopes of the Dnipro near Askold's grave.

The construction was carried out at the expense of the Public Fund of Saint Andrew the First-Called, the project was developed by the architect Mykola Zharikov. The temple facing upwards is made in the style of a modern interpretation of the Ukrainian Baroque. According to the peculiarities of style and territorial affiliation, the chapel was included in the Lavra complex.

A commemorative sign in honor of the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Christ has been installed nearby. Across the road from the church, a monument to Andrew the First-Called (architect Mykola Zharikov) was opened in 2000. The monument is made of a solid block of granite. The pedestal in the upper part is stylized as clouds, which emphasizes the holiness of the apostle.

The Cheese Museum in Kyiv was created by farmers-cheesemakers from Bohuslav region to spread Ukrainian traditions of original cheesemaking. It is located in the city center, near Bessarabska Square and the "Palats Sportu" metro station.

The premises of the museum is a carriage drive into the yard of the house built in 1827, which was one of the first stone buildings on the descent of Shovkovychna Street. The authentic cobblestones and brickwork of the walls have been preserved.

The museum exposition presents a collection of unique cheese knives, an exact copy of a cheese press based on ancient drawings of the 18th century, an original lottery ticket for a cheese lottery in England, an engraving of the oldest cheese market in Holland from 1873.

Excursions are offered in Ukrainian and English. There are tastings of several types of cheese with wine, nuts and honey, as well as workshops for children on sculpting cheese horses. In the cheese shop, you can buy handmade farm cheeses made at the "Dooobra Farm" cheese factory.

The mansion of the timber producer Semen Mohylyovtsev in Pechersk Lypky in Kyiv is nicknamed the "Chocolate House" for the color and texture of the exterior walls.

Academician of architecture Volodymyr Nikolaev is called the author of the project. Unique interiors are made in various artistic styles (modern, renaissance, gothic, baroque).

In the Soviet period, the building was used as a residence, then as the city's Palace of Marriages. Until recently, it was in a state of emergency.

Currently, the "Chocolate House" is a branch of the Kyiv National Art Gallery.

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 Mykola Naberezhny (Naberezhno-Mykylska Church) on Podil in Kyiv is one of the best works of the outstanding Ukrainian architect Ivan Hryhorovych-Barsky.

According to legend, the first wooden church of Mykola Naberezhny was founded in the 11th century at the place of a wonderful rescue of a drowned baby in Pochayna. The temple was first mentioned in written sources in 1552.

The stone church was rebuilt in 1772-1775 in the late Baroque style according to the project of Ivan Hryhorovych-Barsky. Nearby in 1863, according to the project of the architect Mykhaylo Ikonnikov, a tented belfry with a warm church in the diocesan style was built. Painting was carried out in the middle of the 19th century. The iconostasis installed in 1852, designed in the forms of late classicism, is of significant artistic interest.

A granite cross with the inscription "To those who laid down their lives on the altar of Ukraine" was installed near the church of Mykola Naberezhny.

The Church of Mykola Prytyska is one of the oldest in Podil.

According to legend, the fallen icon of Saint Nicolas was "pressed" by a thief who tried to rob the church. According to another version, the name comes from the image of Mykola Prytyska, which stood near the pier ("prityk").

The exact date of foundation of the original wooden church is unknown (probably it was built in the 16th century on the site of an ancient Rus temple), and the stone building was erected in the 17th century at the expense of a merchant nicknamed "Iron Hrosh".

The Church of Mykola Prytyska was reconstructed three times after fires. The last reconstruction was carried out according to the project of the architect Andriy Melensky, preserving the original forms.

Nearby is a two-story church building in which priests lived, a church school and a library.

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 cultural and entertainment complex "Mamayeva Sloboda" in Kyiv is a reconstruction of a Cossack village of the 18th century.

There are 98 different objects on the territory of 9.2 hectares, the wooden church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos occupies a prominent place among them. There is also a Cossack chieftain's tenement house, a regimental treasury in the Ukrainian Baroque style, a palanka (Cossack outpost), a blacksmith's and a potter's manor, a tavern, and many other ethnographic objects that reproduce the life of Cossacks.

The complex is named after the legendary Cossack Mamay, one of the most popular characters in Ukrainian folk tales. On major holidays, folk festivities take place here. It is possible to organize wedding ceremonies in the national style, as well as various corporate events.

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.

Eternal Glory Park in Kyiv was opened in 1957 on the site of the ancient Commandant's Garden on the slopes of the Dnipro.

The central place of the complex is occupied by the Memorial of Eternal Glory to the soldiers of the Second World War, which is a 27-meter obelisk made of dark marble. At its foot is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, over which an eternal fire burns. The Alley of Fallen Heroes leads to the obelisk with 34 graves of soldiers who distinguished themselves with special valor during the war.

The monument was created according to the project of architects Avraam Miletskyi, Volodymyr Baklanov and Volodymyr Novikov.

In 2008, a memorial complex commemorating the victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine was opened next to the park.

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.