Attractions of Kharkiv district

The building of the Land Bank in Vilshany was built in 1912 (according to other data - in 1903).

Architecture in the Art Nouveau style. Currently, the building houses the village council of Vilshany.

Kharkiv Stadium "Metalist" is the home arena of the football club of the same name. Opened after reconstruction in 2009 for the Euro-2012 championship. Accommodates more than 35,000 spectators.

The history of the stadium began in 1925, when the leadership of the city of Kharkiv, which at that time had the status of the capital, decided to use the wasteland near the city center for the stadium, and a year later it was already opened as the main sports arena of Ukraine.

In 1950, the stadium had to be rebuilt after the Second World War. It was not subject to serious reconstruction until 2009. Currently, the "Metalist" stadium in Kharkiv is one of the most modern in Ukraine and has one of the best lawns. It was nicknamed "The Spider" for its characteristic metal supports that resemble spider legs.

Excursions are held, during which you can visit the stadium bowl, premises for football players, official representatives of the teams and the media, visit the children's football academy of FC "Metalist", buy souvenirs in the football paraphernalia shop. Excursions are conducted upon request for groups of at least 10 people. The duration of the tour is 60 minutes.

The rotunda of the "Mirror Stream" fountain in Victory Square opposite the Opera House is considered a hallmark of the Kharkiv.

It was built in 1947 according to the project of the architect Viktor Korzh in honor of the Victory in the Second World War.

Until 1930, the Myronosytska Church (1701) was located on this site, then a wasteland and a trolleybus park. According to legend, the decision to create a square with a fountain was made by the city authorities after Mykyta Khrushchev, who visited Kharkiv, was dissatisfied with the view from the window of the regional committee.

At first, the gazebo-fountain was called "Glass stream". In 2007, for the 60th anniversary of the "Mirror Stream", its reconstruction was carried out. The next reconstruction took place in the fall of 2019.

Kharkiv Jungle Aqua Park is a large modern indoor water park, the interior of which is stylized as the jungle of South America.

There are 7 swimming pools (including sports, wave, circular, hydromassage, jacuzzi) with 11 water attractions on 11,000 square meters of space, of which 4,000 square meters are occupied by the water entertainment area.

Water slides are distinguished by the profile of the chutes and the steepness of the curves. Super-attractions: the "Space Hole" centrifugal slide (54-meter spiral) and the "Black Hole" slide (16-meter rapid descent).

The temperature regime is maintained throughout the year in the range of 30-33 degrees with 65-70% humidity.

The complex also includes a hotel, restaurant, bars, sauna and massage, solarium, billiards, shooting range.

The Museum of the History of the Resort "Berezivske Mineral Waters" is located in the center of the village of Berezivske, on the left bank of the Uda River, in an old two-story wooden summer house.

The museum's exposition tells the story of the founding and development of the resort and sanatorium "Berezivske Mineral Waters" (Berminvody), introduces the features of using the water of local healing mineral springs, etc. The museum's collection includes household items from the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries, vintage clothing, unique photographs, documents and letters.

The "Hyivka" estate on the south-eastern outskirts of Liubotyn was founded in 1802 by retired major Yona Poznanskyi, who bought this land from ensign Mykola Shcherbinin.

The "Hyivka" estate was created in the 1820s - 1870s. All elements of the estate were located along a single axis connecting the palace, the pond and the church. This technique creates picturesque perspectives. The main axis was emphasized by linden alleys oriented to the side entrances to the palace and a wooden bridge over the pond. There was a landscape park in the northern part.

The palace, service building, church, and a number of farm buildings have been preserved. The palace building with elongated proportions in a style combining elements of classicism, Romanesque and Gothic styles, single-story in the central part with two-story risalites, had pointed windows. In the garden there was a five-room outbuilding built in the 1820s in the style of classicism with columns and a dome.

In 1881, the "Hyivka" estate was purchased by the Governor-General of the Kharkiv Province, Prince Dmytro Svyatopolk-Mirskyi, a hero of the Crimean War. Svyatopolk-Mirski turned out to be the last owners of the estate.

After 1917, the "Hyivka" estate was nationalized, an orphanage was placed there, and then a boarding school. Currently, the building is dilapidated. The manor park has fallen into disrepair, but here you can still see a cascade of lakes, a linden avenue and ancient oaks. Tombstones on the graves of princes Svyatopolk-Mirsky have been preserved.

The regional art gallery "Art of Slobozhanshchyna" was founded in 1999. The gallery's exhibition halls are located in the center of Kharkiv, on Svobody Square, on the first floor of the 4th entrance of the Derzhprom Building.

The gallery's exposition is updated every two weeks and presents works of various artistic directions - painting, graphics, photography, decorative and applied arts, sculpture, etc.

The gallery also hosts creative meetings with artists, concerts, poetry evenings, seminars and much more.

The church in honor of the 2000th anniversary of Nativity of Christ and in the name of Reverend Serhiy Radonezhsky was founded in Kharkiv in 1998.

A year later, the lower church of Saint Serhiy of Radonezhsky was consecrated, and in 2001 the Church of the Nativity of Christ was completely completed.

In 2007, the icons and paintings of the upper temple were consecrated. On the white walls appeared a wonderful color painting and rich interior decoration. Numerous frescoes tell about the main stages of the Savior's life - from birth to martyrdom on the cross and subsequent resurrection. For better safety, the painting is covered with a layer of wax, which gives it the appearance of "smelt".

Unique stained-glass windows, reaching an area of 85 square meters. They are made in Kharkiv according to the classic technology: from pieces of colored glass, fastened with metal partitions of a special profile.

The Church of Archangel Michael in Rokytne was built in 1805 at the expense of Colonel Mykhaylo Kulykovsky on the territory of his estate instead of the old wooden church.

The large stone building is made in the style of classicism. In plan, the temple is round, with two porticos protruding from the side of the porch and the altar. It is crowned by a dome on a drum with windows cut into it. In 1827, a graceful two-story stone belfry was erected. Its first tier was surrounded by columns, the second was decorated with flat pilasters. Unfortunately, the bell tower was destroyed during the Soviet era, when the church was closed.

In 1989, the Archangel Michael Church in Rokytne was returned to believers, in 1992 restoration began.

The Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in Kharkiv in 1887-1892 according to the project of Kharkiv city engineer Boleslav Mykhaylovskyi.

The basilica-type church has a tall Gothic belfry with a spire and a round rosette window on the second tier. The organ, made in Bavaria, was installed in 1901. An almshouse, a shelter for orphans, a parish school, and a cemetery chapel were located at the temple.

In 1940, the church was closed by decision of the city authorities. The first post-war Mass was celebrated on the steps of the church only in 1991. By 2000, the restoration and restoration of the interiors was completed. Currently, the cathedral is active.

The Aviation Museum of the Kharkiv State Aviation Production Enterprise Kharkiv Aviation Plant was established in 1966.

The museum's exposition includes over five thousand exhibits, reflecting the more than 90-year history of aircraft construction from the moment the aircraft plant was established in Kharkiv to the present day, during which over four thousand aircraft have taken to the sky from the factory's airfield. The museum's exhibits are located in the exhibition hall and on the open-air exhibition area.

The basis of the exposition is 24 specially made exact copies of all the main aircraft that were produced at the plant at different times. These are aircraft developed by many prominent aircraft designers.

The exposition opens with models of the first Kharkiv aircraft of the "K" brand - the Kalinin`s K-2, K-3, K-4, which became the prototype of all supersonic aircraft of the future. Among the exhibits are also copies of the Neman Khai-1, the Sukhoi Su-2 bomber, the Yak-18 and MiG-15UTI training aircraft. Aircraft designed by Andrii Tupoliev, which were manufactured at the Kharkiv Aviation Plant (Tu-104, Tu-124, Tu-134 and the Tu-141 drone) are also presented in the form of reduced models in the exhibition hall of the Aviation Museum. The museum presents copies of aircraft designed by Oleh Antonov of the "An" brand, which were manufactured at the Kharkiv Aviation Plant over the past four decades - An-72, An-74, An-74TK-200, An-74TK-300, An-140, An-148.

The open-air exhibition area presents real Tu-104A, Tu-124, Tu-134A-3.

Among the unusual exhibits of the museum is the snowmobile "Kharkivianka-2", on which the South Pole of the Earth was explored. Among the valuable exhibits, a real helmet and a suit-overalls of the first test pilot of the aviation plant, Mikhailo Snyehiriov, have been preserved. Photographs, documents, and personal belongings introduce visitors to the biographies of the creators of aviation technology - from general designers to labor veterans who worked in the workshops of the enterprise all their lives.

The museum also has exhibits that are completely unexpected for an aviation enterprise. One of the stands presents an "artificial heart" installation created in 1965 by specialists of the Kharkiv Aviation Plant.

Russian-Ukrainian War

During the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Aviation Museum suffered significant damage from Russian missile attacks and airstrikes, as did most of the buildings on the territory of the aircraft company. Risking their lives, museum and factory employees moved the surviving and damaged exhibits to a safer place. The Kharkiv Aviation Plant is confident that after Ukraine's just Victory in the Russian-Ukrainian War, the Aviation Museum will be restored and visitors will come here again.

The open-air aviation museum was created by enthusiastic aviators from the Kharkiv Aeroclub named after Valentyna Hryzodubova.

At the museum site of the "Korotych" airfield, you can familiarize yourself with the history and models of An-2, MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-27, Su-17 and Su-27 aircraft, as well as Mi-1 and Mi-2 helicopters. The equipment belongs to the Air Force University.

In addition, the Kharkiv Aeroclub conducts introductory and training jumps with a parachute (with a landing parachute and in the parachute system - "tandem"), flights on airplanes and helicopters.

Competitions (regional, all-Ukrainian and other) in parachute, helicopter and model aircraft sports are also held.

The Babai History and Local Lore Museum is located in the Palace of Culture and Arts of the village of Babai. The exposition in six halls tells about the history and culture of the Slobozhanshchyna region.

In particular, in the hall of ethnography, tools of the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, ancient household items, and samples of traditional Slobozhanshchyna Ukraine clothing are presented.

The history hall of the village of Babai, from its origin to the present, contains information about the Shcherbinin princes, the Archangel Michael Church, as well as about the stay of the Ukrainian philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda in the village.

In other halls, materials about prominent residents of Babai, collections of porcelain, clocks and bowed instruments, paintings by local artists, etc. are presented.

The Museum of Childhood was created in Kharkiv by the innovative teacher Valeirii Leiko in 2009. The museum is located on the third floor of the Nickname Educational Center (Honey Academy), next to the Kharkiv Theater of Young Spectators.

The goal of the museum is to show the child who they want to be and what they want to do in their future lives, through interactive lectures to help children learn and develop, to give them the opportunity to see the world of travel, sports, books, collecting, and creativity.

The museum's exhibits include antique and modern toys, games, books, construction sets, games, elements of various collections, and everyday objects of children of the 19th and 20th centuries. The museum is interactive - all exhibits can be touched and played with.

The Central Synagogue of Kharkiv was built in 1913. The building in the Neo-Gothic style with elements of the Moorish style was built by architects Yakiv Hevirts, Valentyn Feldman, Mykhaylo Piskunov.

The height of the dome is 42 meters, the area is more than 2 thousand square meters, the capacity is up to 1 thousand people. This is one of the largest synagogues in Ukraine.

From 1923 to 1990, the synagogue did not function, the building housed a club, a cinema, and after the Second World War - the sports association "Spartak". Today, the chorale synagogue belongs to the Hasids.

As a result of Russian missile attacks on Kharkiv during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Choral Synagogue suffered significant damage - the windows in the women's hall on the third floor were blown out by the shock wave.