Attractions of Kharkiv region

The church in the name of Saints Borys and Hlib in Vodiane was built in 1905 on the site of the wooden Borys and Hlib church, founded in 1819.

The construction was carried out by the architect Volodymyr Nemkin at the expense of Kharkiv University professor Fedir Zelenohorskyi and philanthropist Serafima Klyucharyova.

In 1932, the church was closed and turned into a warehouse, but in 1942 services were resumed in it. In 1984-1985, the local authorities planned to blow up the church, but the community managed to defend the church, although it was closed again.

In 1991. services were resumed, and in 1997 the church was transformed into the Saints Borys and Hlib Monastery.

The icon of the Savior Not Made by Hands, which was completely renovated in 1997, is kept here.

In the yard there is a well with healing holy water.

The Chapel of the Immaculate Savior was built on the spot where, in 1888, a train carrying Russian Emperor Oleksandr III and his family derailed near the Borky station.

Many people died in the disaster, but the emperor, who was in the carriage, was miraculously unharmed, as well as members of his family. The Saviour's hermitage was founded in memory of this event.

According to the project of academician of architecture Marfeld, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Chapel of the Savior Not Made by Hands were built. A hospital and a home for elderly railway workers, a school, and a library operated at the hermitage.

During the Second World War, the temple was blown up, and the chapel was badly damaged. Only in 2003 was the restoration of the chapel carried out, and the stations returned their historical name.

The Museum of the Century History of the Sharivka Settlement from 2018 is located in the building of the manager of the Sharivka estate, sugar breeder Leopold Koenig.

The two-storey brick house was built in 1910 according to the project of architect Jacobi on the territory of the farmyard of the Koenig estate.

The museum exposition is created by enthusiasts on a voluntary basis.

The estate of the Shcherbynins family in Babai is more than 200 years old. A dilapidated one-story manor house has been preserved, next to which there used to be a garden with ponds.

In the 18th century, the manor belonged to the Babai priest Yakiv Pravytskyi, a friend and student of the philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda at the Kharkiv Academy. During his travels through Slobozhanshchyna, Skovoroda often stayed at Pravytskyi's house. Here he wrote his "Fables of Kharkiv".

In the 19th century, the manor became the property of the Shcherbynins. One of them, Colonel Oleksandr Shcherbynin, was a participant in the Battle of Borodino and is mentioned in the novel "War and Peace" by Lev Tolstoy. He was a member of the secret society "Chivalry" and was in the masonic lodge "Iron Cross" (the manor house has masonic signs).

Another representative of the family, lieutenant Mykhaylo Shcherbynin, was a friend of the poet Oleksandr Pushkin, which is the basis of the versions about the visits of the Babai by Pushkin's brother Lev, the poet's friend Baron Delvig, and even Oleksandr Pushkin himself.

The Shcherbynin estate in Babay is recognized as a monument of history and culture of Slobozhanshchyna, but its condition causes concern. One half of the building remains residential, while the other half is vacant and falling apart.

"Singing Terraces" is the name given to an orchard with an unusual layout in the form of a huge amphitheater, which was laid on the banks of the Merla River in the 19th century by the famous sugar factory Ivan Kharytonenko.

The local climatic conditions did not allow exotic varieties of trees to be grown here, but an original solution was found. Six south-facing terraces were built on the slope of the stream, which were illuminated by the sun throughout the day. The stone masonry itself also accumulated heat, which made it possible to grow southern fruit trees here.

The amphitheater garden in Horodnie has another feature – unique acoustics. Even quiet sounds can be heard at a distance of up to 60 meters. According to legend, the famous bassist Fedir Shalyapin gave a concert here. In windy weather, one gets the impression that the terraces themselves emit melodious sounds, which is why they were nicknamed "Singing Terraces".

The sourse in the forest to the west of Babai is named after the poet and philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda, who visited Babai several times.

According to legend, while walking in the forest, the famous Ukrainian philosopher stuck a stick into the ground, and a cold key came out from under it.

The water in the spring has a peculiar tonic taste.

Currently, Skovorodynivska Well (Krynytsya) has the status of a hydrological monument of nature.

Downstream of the stream is the picturesque Chorne (Black) Lake, on the surface of which multi-colored lilies grow. There is a small cozy restaurant right by the water.

The local lore museum of Slobozhanske village in Kharkiv region acquaints with the nature and history of Slobozhanske region.

The museum opened in 1989 in the former building of the manager of the Tsyhlerivsky beet sugar and mechanical plants.

Today, the museum has more than 3,000 exhibits. The main exposition tells about the historical past of the village of Slobozhanske and Krasnohrad district, in particular about the events of the Second World War.

In the hall of ethnography you can get acquainted with the traditional Slobozhansky way of life.

The museum also presents a collection of paintings by local artist Oleksiy Tykva.

Kharkiv Passenger Railway Station (South Railway Station) is the main passenger station of the Kharkiv Railway .

The first Kharkiv railway station was laid in 1868 on the Arkhiyereyska Levada near Kholodna Hill. In addition to this building, designed by the architect Andriy Ton, a house for the road manager and other residential and commercial buildings were built on Pryvokzalna Square.

The first train arrived in Kharkiv on May 22, 1869, and regular traffic on the Kursk-Kharkiv-Azov railway was soon opened. By the end of the 19th century, the intensity of freight and passenger traffic had increased significantly, and therefore the station building had to be expanded: a new building was added to it on the south side, and then the old premises were reconstructed according to the project of architect Serhiy Zahoskin. The Kharkiv railway station became one of the largest in the Russian Empire. One of the largest buildings of pre-revolutionary Kharkiv was built nearby - the building of the Administration of Southern Railways.

In 1952, the construction of a new building in the style of the "Stalin empire" was completed on the site of the station destroyed during the Second World War. Ten massive columns of white Inkerman stone support the portico, flanked by two towers. On the portico - sculptural groups, stucco decorations. The height of the central hall is 26 meters. All platforms are connected to the station by underground tunnels.

In 2003, the last reconstruction was completed, as a result of which the station received modern equipment.

A monument to father Fedir from "12 chairs" is installed on platform No. 1.

The monument to Taras Shevchenko in Kharkiv is considered the best of all the existing monuments to the poet.

The project was developed by the sculptor Matviy Manizer. According to the author's plan, the multi-figure sculptural group personifies the struggle of the people for freedom sung by Kobzar. Actors of Kharkiv theater "Berezil" posed for the sculptor.

The grand opening took place on March 24, 1935. At that time, it was the largest bronze composition in the USSR (total height - 16 meters, height of the poet's figure - 5.5 meters).

Some student traditions of students of Kharkiv University are connected with the monument.

The church in honor of the Three Saints - Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom was built in 1915 on the initiative of the head of the City Merchant Society, merchant of the first guild Hryhoriy Holdberh, who had brothers Vasyl and Ivan (probably the choice of the name of the church is connected with this).

The project of the church in the form of a Moscow pentacle with a tent bell tower was developed by the authoritative Kharkiv architect, professor of the Institute of Technology, Mykhaylo Lovtsov, taking as a basis the volume-planning and constructive decision of the church in the St. Petersburg yard of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The foundation of the church took place in 1906, the construction took 9 years.

Highly artistic interiors are of particular value. The painting was done by St. Petersburg artist Oleksiy Sokol. The original iconostasis was made in Italy according to the drawings of Volodymyr Pokrovsky.

After 1917, the Three Saints Church was turned into a warehouse, but it was reopened in 1925.

The first Kharkiv museum of motor transport "Auto relic" opened in 2010, but it has its history since 1987, when the first retro car GAZ-12 "ZIM" was purchased in the collection.

To date, more than 70 vehicles have been purchased and restored. The museum exposition presents: "Moskvich" 400 (1948), ZAZ 965 (1964), ZAZ 965A (1967), "Volga" GAZ-21 US (1964), GAZ-67B (1943) .).), GAZ-12 WINTER (1952), GAZ M-20 "Victory" (1955) and others.

There are more than 56 vehicles in the museum's storage facilities, which are awaiting the start of restoration work.

The museum is located in the garage cooperative "Chayka" on the northern outskirts of Kharkiv (Zhukovsky village).

The Verkhnii Byshkyn Museum of Local Lore in the Kharkiv Region was founded in 1968.

The exposition of the museum tells about the nature of the region and the history of the village of Verkhnii Byshkyn from ancient times to the present.

The museum has an interesting ethnographic collection.

Thematic exhibitions are held regularly to commemorative dates.

The five-headed church of the Volodymyr icon of the Mother of God in the village of Kochetok was built between 1825 and 1854 on the site of an old wooden church, next to a miraculous spring.

The icon, in honor of which the church is named, was popularly called the "Revealed Icon". Later, a bell tower was added to the church.

In 1934, the church was closed, and it gradually fell into disrepair. In 1989, on the day of St. Nicholas, the church was opened again. It belongs to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The unique Water Museum was created in 1983. on the basis of the Kochetok water station (today PUVKG "Donets") on the initiative of the talented engineer Serhiy Komar.

More than 2,000 exhibits tell about the history of the Siverskyi Donets River, the construction of a water supply station and the role of water in people's lives in general.

The schemes of the Siverskyi Donets river basin with collections of archaeological finds and samples of minerals are of great interest to visitors.

The water museum is located in the building of the public and cultural center of PUVKG "Donets".

Zmiiv Museum of Local Lore was established in 1991. The museum is located in an old two-story building.

The exposition is based on archeological finds made in the Zmiiv region - more than 10 thousand exhibits. In particular, the tools of the Stone Age, weapons and chain mail from the times of Kiyvan Rus, household items of the XIX century, among which the most interesting are the loom and the primitive sawmill.

The art gallery features the most interesting works by local artists depicting the crash of the royal train and the Spasiv Hermitage, the legendary Kozacha Hill, based on this site.