Chernihiv Val is the oldest part of the city, a hill on the high bank of the Desna River, where the prince's palace and a complex of city defense structures (Dytynets) were located.

Remains of princely temples and boyar residences were discovered here. Two churches of the XI-XII centuries, the later building of the Collegium (1700), the Regimental Office (XVIII century), known as the "Lyzohub stone house", other buildings of the XVIII-XIX centuries have been perfectly preserved.

After the liquidation of the Chernihiv fortress in the 19th century, the defensive rampart over the river was turned into a park area, and monuments to Taras Shevchenko and Pushkin were erected. There are 12 cast-iron bastion cannons of the 17th century on the rampart, which are conside ...

Chernihiv Val is the oldest part of the city, a hill on the high bank of the Desna River, where the prince's palace and a complex of city defense structures (Dytynets) were located.

Remains of princely temples and boyar residences were discovered here. Two churches of the XI-XII centuries, the later building of the Collegium (1700), the Regimental Office (XVIII century), known as the "Lyzohub stone house", other buildings of the XVIII-XIX centuries have been perfectly preserved.

After the liquidation of the Chernihiv fortress in the 19th century, the defensive rampart over the river was turned into a park area, and monuments to Taras Shevchenko and Pushkin were erected. There are 12 cast-iron bastion cannons of the 17th century on the rampart, which are considered the hallmark of the city.