Attractions of Kyiv

The State Museum of Aviation named after Oleh Antonov in Kyiv is the largest technical museum of Ukraine, a structural subdivision of the National Aviation University. Located near Zhulyany airport.

The museum was created for the 100th anniversary of aviation. Almost all major types of aircraft and helicopters that were in the service of the USSR Air Force or flew in civil aviation were collected on the territory of 14 hectares. The historical collection includes models of aircraft, prototypes of which have not survived: the world's first aircraft of the Wright brothers "Flyer-1", a light bomber "Anatra-Anasal", a YAK fighter. In the collection of ANs - the three most popular aircraft: An-2, An-24, An-26.

The exposition of the design bureau of Mikoyan and Hurevych includes four generations of MiG combat aircraft. The Tu-22M strategic supersonic missile bombers are impressive. Civil aviation is also represented by Tupolev's planes.

In total, the museum has more than 70 planes and helicopters, as well as missiles, weapons and engines.

It is possible to rent exhibits (holding events inside the aircraft: filming, presentations, etc.).

The National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" (NTUU KPI) is one of the oldest and largest technical universities in the world.

At the time of creation, it consisted of 4 departments. The first buildings were built according to the project of the architect Hieronim Kitner. Dmytro Mendeleev was the first chairman of the examination commission. Currently, the university has more than 30 faculties and institutes, and more than 40,000 students study at the same time.

Building No. 6 houses the State Polytechnic Museum named after Borys Paton - the only institution in Ukraine that presents the history of the formation of the main branches of domestic technology and Ukraine's contribution to the history of the development of technology in the world. 13 sections are located in 9 halls, the collection includes more than 10,000 exhibits, of which 3,000 are on permanent display.

In 2008, the History of Aviation and Cosmonautics named after Ihor Sikorskyi department of the museum opened in the restored premises of the former aviation and automobile workshops. In the "Aviation" section, the main emphasis is on the history of the birth of this industry in Ukraine. The basis of the section "Cosmonautics" is the collection of the museum of veterans of the Baikonur cosmodrome. A monument to Ihor Sikorskyi was erected.

In 2012, in the university park in front of Building No. 1 of KPI, the sculpture "Steps of Knowledge" was installed - a seven-meter stack of books topped with an academic cap.

The Syrotkin House - an elegant building in the Renaissance style at the corner of Volodymyrska and Prorizna Streets was once the tallest residential building in Kyiv.

Once upon a time there was a small building that belonged to the nobleman Andriy Tarnovsky. In 1898, he sold the plot to the merchant Mykola Hryhorovych-Barsky. Soon, the construction of a profitable building started here according to the project of the architect Karl-Johan Szyman.

Construction was completed in 1902 by the new owner, merchant Oleksandr Syrotkin. On the first floor of the new building was the famous Marquis cafe in Kyiv, which is mentioned in the novel "The White Guard" by Mykhaylo Bulhakov: "The lamps, wrapped in gypsy shawls, cast two lights - a white electric one down, and an orange one up and to the side. The ceiling was covered with a star of blue dusty silk, big diamonds sparkled in blue beds and reddish Siberian furs shone."

In Soviet times, the popular restaurant "Leipzig" operated.

After the recent restoration, the building is preserved.

The Literary Memorial House-Museum of Taras Shevchenko sheds light on the Kyiv period of the poet's life.

It is located in the house of the official Ivan Zhytnytskyi, built in Kyiv in 1835 on the former Goat Swamp (now Maidan Nezalezhnosti). The poet lived here from the spring of 1846 until his arrest on April 5, 1847.

The Kobzar Museum was created in 1928, now it is a branch of the Taras Shevchenko National Museum. The fund collection consists of unique values: memorial items of Shevchenko, his etchings, autographs, photographs, the first works of the poet.

Mykhaylo Sazhyn's watercolors, unique engravings of Kyiv landscapes, 19th century photos, works of outstanding artists on the Shevchenko theme, works of decorative and applied art are presented.

According to the memories of contemporaries, the room in which Shevchenko lived has been recreated. Special attention is drawn to the poet's desk, where unique exhibits are presented: a pen, a quill, an inkwell, a coffee pot, Taras Shevchenko's flask, a pipe given to the poet by Mykola Kostomarov.

The monument to the outstanding Ukrainian poet and public figure Taras Shevchenko in Kyiv was erected in 1939. - 75 years after his death.

The question of perpetuating Shevchenko's memory in Kyiv has been repeatedly raised since 1904, but due to bureaucratic red tape, the project was never implemented before the Soviet-Ukrainian war. It was not until the 125th anniversary of the poet's birthday that a decision was made to erect a monument opposite the Red Building of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv University, on the site of the monument to Emperor Nicholas I.

The monument was created by sculptor Matviy Manizer and architect Yevhen Levinson. The height of the bronze figure is 6.45 meters. It is installed on a red granite pedestal with the inscription: "T. H. Shevchenko. 1814-1861" and words from the "Testament".

The monument is located in the park named after Taras Shevchenko, which is considered the most comfortable and orderly in Kyiv. In the park you can see a fountain in the shape of the Black Sea. This is a favorite place of amateur chess players of Kyiv. Here is the oldest public toilet in the city, built even before the Soviet-Ukrainian war.

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv is one of the best higher education institutions in Ukraine, the largest university in terms of the number of students and majors. This is a classical research-type university, a leading modern scientific and educational center of the country.

The Imperial University of Saint Volodymyr was founded in 1833 on the basis of the Polish Kremenets Lyceum, which was moved to Kyiv, and was opened in 1834 on the day of commemoration of St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Volodymyr. The main (red) building, built in 1842 in the form of classicism according to the project of the architect Vikentiy Beretti, received colors that corresponded to the color of the ribbon of the Order of Saint Volodymyr. Symmetrical library buildings (1914, 1940) are located on the sides. The yellow building was built in 1850 as a male gymnasium building.

The first rector of the university was the outstanding Ukrainian scientist Mykhaylo Maksymovych. Kyiv University received its current name in 1939 in honor of the outstanding Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, who worked in 1845-47 in the University's Archaeological Commission. Mykola Kostomarov, Mykola Hrushevskyi, Volodymyr Antonovych, Mykola Starytskyi, Mykola Lysenko, Maksym Rylskyi, Mykhaylo Bulhakov, Viktor Hlushkov, Vyacheslav Chornovil and many other outstanding scientists and public figures studied and taught here.

The Kyiv National University History Museum, the Zoological Museum, the Archaeological Museum and the Linguistic Educational Museum of KNU are located in the Red Building. In addition, the museum complex of the university includes the Geological Museum, the Astronomical Museum and the Museum of the Oleksandr Fomin Botanical Garden.

Taras Shevchenko Park with a monument to the poet, a fountain in the shape of the Black Sea, and a "five" for chess players is located between the buildings of the university. Behind the Red Building is the Oleksandr Fomin University Botanic Gardens (8,000 varieties of plants).

The Park named after Taras Shevchenko is located in the center of Kyiv in front of the Red Building of the Kyiv National University. It is considered the most comfortable and orderly in the capital.

Opened in 1860 as "University Square" on a wasteland. In 1896, a monument to Russian Tsar Nicholas I was erected in the center of the square. In 1939, on the 125th anniversary of the birth of Taras Shevchenko, a monument to the poet Matviy Manizer was opened.

In the park you can see a fountain in the shape of the Black Sea. This is a favorite place of amateur chess players of Kyiv. Here is the oldest public toilet in the city, built even before the Bolshevik coup of 1917.

The building of the Teacher's House was built especially for the pedagogical museum at the beginning of the XX century.

In 1917-1918 pp. The sittings of the revolutionary Ukrainian parliament, the Central Rada, which proclaimed the independence of Ukraine and the creation of the Ukrainian People's Republic, took place here.

Today, the Teachers' House of Ukraine and some organizations are located in the Teacher's House.

In 2009, the Museum of the Ukrainian People's Republic was opened, which tells about the events of the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917-1921. The center of the exposition is the 4th Universal of the Central Rada, which proclaimed the full state independence of the UPR on January 22, 1918.

A monument to the outstanding historian, chairman of the Central Rada, Mykhaylo Hrushevskyi, was erected next to the Teacher's House. On April 29, in the premises of the Teacher's House, the Central Rada elected Hrushevskyi the president of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which gives reason to consider him the first president of Ukraine, but Hrushevskyi did not work for a single day in this position - as a result of the coup d'état, power passed to Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi.

Museum in the Dark "Third after midnight" in Kyiv - the first museum in Ukraine, where all tours are held in complete darkness and accompanied by blind guides.

The museum space with an area of 150 square meters recreates in 5 locations typical real-life places - a street, an apartment, a park, an art gallery. But everything that surrounds visitors, they can perceive only by touch, as well as hear sounds and smells.

During the 90-minute tour, visitors are invited to go through all 5 rooms, experiencing ordinary everyday situations, but without using eyesight, which gives the opportunity to learn more about the capabilities of the human body and how blind people live.

The museum also offers tours of the city "Feel Kyiv" with a blind guide and an online quest for children "5 senses", which in the format of the game helps children develop senses and empathy.

In 2023, the museum "Third After Midnight" opened in Lviv.

The National Public Radio Company of Ukraine is located in a legendary building in the very center of Kyiv, whose address "Khreshchatyk 26" was once the name of all Ukrainian television and radio.

The four-story building in the heart of the block was built in 1913-1914 as a telephone exchange on the site of the post office. After the transfer of the capital of Ukraine from Kharkiv to Kyiv in 1934, the radio committee was located here.

In 1941, the building was blown up by the retreating Red Army. In 1949-1951, reconstruction was carried out according to the project of architect Victor Yelizarov (the author of the Motherland Motherland monument, Khreshchatyk metro building, Zhulyany airport, Kyiv and Dnipro hotels), and a radio and television complex was built. The first TV tower was located on a nearby mountain.

After the new TV center was commissioned in the early 1990s, state television moved to Syrets in several stages, while state radio remained on Khreshchatyk. Currently, NPRC broadcasts on four channels: UR-1, "Promin", "Kultura", VSRU.

Enthusiasts have opened a museum room where archival documents and photographs, old sound recording equipment, and work equipment of radio journalists are presented. Visiting the Museum of Ukrainian Radio is possible only with the agreement of the NPRC management.

The bright building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is one of the best architectural buildings of the Soviet period in Kyiv.

The interiors of the lobby and the main lobby are decorated with stucco, inlays and monumental painting in the style of socialist realism with elements of Ukrainian folk decorative art. In the central part of the building there is an octagonal session hall covered by a glass hemispherical dome.

In 1991, the state independence of Ukraine was proclaimed here. Currently, the Verkhovna Rada is the main political center of the country. On session days, rallies and pickets often take place on the square.

The information department conducts tours about the history of parliamentarism for organized groups of enterprises, educational institutions, and public organizations.

Volodymyr's Cathedral is a classic example of the Rus-neoByzantine style in church architecture. The height of the cross of the main dome is 49 meters.

The idea of building a majestic temple in Kyiv in honor of Prince Volodymyr the Great arose on the eve of the celebration of the 900th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus. The initial project was developed by the architect Ivan Shtrom, but due to the high cost it had to be revised. The construction was entrusted to the architect Oleksandr Beretta, but the building designed by him showed cracks, and the construction was frozen in 1864. The works were completed in 1882 by the architect Volodymyr Nikolaev based on the recommendations of the world-renowned vault specialist Rudolf Berhand.

The interior design was supervised by professor Adrian Prakhov, who involved 96 famous artists, including Viktor Vasnetsov, Mykhaylo Nesterov, Pavlo and Oleksandr Svedomskyi, Mykhaylo Vrubel, Mykola Pymonenko, who turned the Volodymyr`s Cathedral into a real artistic gem. The compositional system is built around the monumental image of the Mother of God with the Child by Vasnetsov, who worked on the most significant plots of biblical history and the main events from the life of Prince Volodymyr. The solemn consecration took place in 1896 in the presence of Emperor Nicholas II.

During Soviet times, the property of the temple was nationalized, the bells were melted down "for the needs of industrialization", an anti-religious museum was opened in the premises, then the archive of the Academy of Sciences. Services in the Volodymyr`s Cathedral were resumed only during the Nazi occupation.

From 1992 until the creation of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in 2019, it was the main temple of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate. The relics of Saint Barbara and Saint Macarius are kept here.

A monument to the leader of the People's Movement of Ukraine, Vyacheslav Chornovil, was erected in Kyiv in 2006 at the corner of Mykhaylo Hrushevskyi Street and Muzeyniy Lane, near the building that housed the headquarters of the People's Movement of Ukraine in 1989.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Chornovil was an ideologue of national revival and independence of Ukraine, and later the leader of the most influential national democratic party. Died in a car accident under dubious circumstances in 1999.

The author of the sculptural composition is the sculptor Bohdan Mazur. The figure of Chornovil in a billowing cloak, as if breaking through a stone wall, symbolizing Ukraine's totalitarian past. Above him hovers a muse with a viburnum wreath - symbols of glory and recognition.

The Water Information Center "Water Museum" was organized in 2003 in the premises of ancient water towers and reservoirs on a hill in the City Garden (formerly the Tsar's Garden) in Kyiv.

The exposition of the Water Museum acquaints visitors with the nature of the water cycle, water intake technology, water supply and sewerage. You can take a trip along the sewer to the treatment facilities of the Bortnychy aeration station, observe the melting of glaciers, the formation of rain and the eruption of the geyser.

For children there is an opportunity to change the course of the river, play with soap bubbles, check the power on the water pump, as well as touch live fish.

The pedestrian bridge from Natalka Park to Obolonskyi Island in Kyiv is also known as the "Wave Bridge" due to the characteristic shape of the supports, which resembles five waves. According to the idea of ​​the architect Andriy Myrhorodskyi, the waves symbolize the dynamics and movement of the Dnipro River - the main water artery of the capital.

The wave bridge was built between 2021 and 2024 at the expense of patrons, including the Metropolis of Greater Paris and the government of Taiwan. About 300 tons of metal for the bridge were manufactured at the Azovstal plant on the eve of a full-scale Russian invasion.

The length of the bridge is 176 meters, the width of the new bridge is 3.5 meters. It is designed taking into account accessibility for the movement of people with limited mobility and does not interfere with the passage of small vessels to Obolon Bay.

Together with the construction of the bridge, the recreation area "Obolonskyi Island" was arranged. Pedestrian and bicycle paths were laid here, benches were installed, children's playgrounds were arranged, and public toilets were opened. New trees and bushes were planted on the island, including decorative apple trees, pink acacia and lilac.

The island has an equipped beach with changing rooms, coffee and ice cream outlets.