Attractions of Kyiv region

A beautiful three-throne church in honor of the Resurrection of Christ was built in Zazymya in 1875 on the site of a wooden church that was moved to a nearby village.

The initiator of the construction was Archbishop Pavlo (Subotivskyi), who bequeathed all his funds to the construction of a new church in his native village. The stone building is decorated with figured masonry of yellow brick.

In 1937, the Church of the Resurrection was closed and converted into a granary, but during the Second World War, services were resumed and did not stop.

Belongs to the community of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The National Memorial to the Heavenly Hundred Heroes and Revolution of Dignity Museum is being created in Kyiv in memory of the participants of the protest actions of 2013-2014, who died during the attempts of the then government to stifle popular protest in Ukraine.

To date, we know of 107 deaths at the hands of security forces and their mercenaries.

The memorial complex unites the places where the revolutionary events of that time took place, in particular on Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Yevropeyska and Mykhaylivska squares, Instytutska, Hrushevskoho and Khreshchatyk streets (information stands have been installed at the relevant locations).

The main element of the complex should be the Revolution of Dignity National Museum on the Heavenly Hundred Heroes Alley (preparation for construction is ongoing). The temporary exhibition is available in the Information and Exhibition Center of the Maidan Museum, located on two floors of the Trade Union Building. Here you can see the original things of Maidan citizens from the time of the Revolution of Dignity, photos and videos of those events. The museum collection also includes handmade barricades, self-defense items, protest art, and more.

Thematic exhibitions are held in the Gallery of Protest Art on Lypska Street. The administration of the museum is located on the territory of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.

The Rosenberg Synagogue on Podil is the main synagogue of Kyiv, the oldest of the city's Jewish temples.

The Moorish-style building was built in 1894-1895 according to the project of architect Mykola Hordenin. At that time, it was forbidden to build synagogues in Kyiv, so the Jewish synagogue was officially built as a private mansion of Habriyel-Yakiv Heselevych Rosenberg. Only after the construction was completed, Rosenberg received permission to open a prayer house.

In 1916, at the expense of Baron Volodymyr Ginzburg and the famous philanthropist Lev Brodsky, the choral synagogue was significantly expanded.

In 1929, the Soviet authorities closed the synagogue, and a club was placed in the building. After the Second World War, the Jewish community of Kyiv managed to return the shrine under the condition of carrying out restoration works, and for a long time it was the only active synagogue in Kyiv.

Currently, the Rosenberg synagogue houses educational institutions, a community center (the capital's Jewish community has 25,000 people), a matzah bakery, a kosher dining room, and a mikvah (reservoir for ablution).

Baroque pearl - Saint Andrew's Church - welcomes visitors to Andriyivskyi Descent in Kyiv.

The church was founded on the site of Saint Andrew's Bastion of the Old Kyiv Fortress in 1744 before the arrival of Elizabeth I in Kyiv. According to legend, Saint Andrew the First-Called erected a cross on this site and foretold the emergence of the "eternal city". Probably, this is the only work of architect V. Rastrelli that has survived in Ukraine. Rich interior decoration is close to the Rococo style. The balustrade of the church offers a picturesque panorama of Podil.

The Saint Andrew's Church holds services of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - daily morning liturgies, evening services, water consecration, baptisms, weddings, other rites and spiritual rites. A night service is held on the night from Saturday to Sunday.

Andrew's Church Museum is a sector of the Sophia Kyivska National Reserve.

The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Anthony of Padua was built in Ruda in the second half of the 19th century at the expense of the Pidhorsky landowners, who owned these lands.

The small stone building is made in the Neo-Gothic style.

During Soviet times, the church was closed.

Currently, the church has been returned to the Catholic community, but the restoration has not yet been carried out.

The German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Catherine in Kyiv is the main church of the Kyiv Lutheran community.

The Lutheran community has existed in Kyiv since the 18th century. The first religious services were held in the house of the apothecary Hayter in Podil (now it is a museum pharmacy). The wooden church built in 1799 in Podil burned down during the great fire of 1811. A new Lutheran church was built on "German Hill", in the Pechersky Lypky, where many Germans later built their houses. A parsonage and farm buildings were also built, a cemetery was laid out, and later a school and a House for the poor were also built.

The stone Lutheran church in the pseudo-Romanesque style was rebuilt in the middle of the 19th century by the architect Ivan Strom. During the Soviet rule, the building survived - there was an atheism club, an exhibition hall. Today it is an active Lutheran church of Saint Catherine.

The slender bell tower of the Greek church of Saint Catherine is the main dominant feature of Kontraktova Square.

In the 13th century, there was the first Catholic church in Kyiv at this place, then the Orthodox monastery of Peter and Paul. In 1787, the monks of the Greek monastery of Saint Catherine, founded in 1738, were transferred to the building. During the great fire of 1811, the Greek monastery survived only because it did not open the door to the arsonists who fled with their possessions.

During the rebuilding of Podil, the monastery took its place. In 1915, a new belfry in the style of classicism (architect Volodymyr Eisner) and a building (architect Fedir Lidval) were built.

In the early 1920s, the church was closed. For some time, the building was used as an exhibition pavilion, then most of the buildings were dismantled. Nowadays, the premises belong to the National Bank. Divine services are held three times a week.

The Church of Saint George the Victorious on Zamkova Hill (Castle Hill) in Bila Tserkva was restored in 2013 at almost the same place where in 1032 Prince Yaroslav the Wise laid the foundation of the first church and the city of Yuryev.

According to legend, the white stone church that survived after the Mongol-Tatar invasion gave the city its current name. In Lithuanian-Polish times, a castle was built on the site of the child, and the church was dismantled. Its foundations were discovered in the 1980s by archaeologist Ruslan Orlov.

Restoration of the Church of Saint George was initiated in 2011 by the Charitable Foundation of Kostyantyn Yefimenko. The project was developed by the architect Vyacheslav Mishchenko, based on the plan of foundations discovered by archaeologists and the appearance of typical ancient Rus temples of the XI-XIII centuries. In the basements, it is planned to open a museum of Zamkova Hill with an exhibition of finds made during construction. The original, preserved foundations will be covered by a glass pavilion.

A monument to Yaroslav the Wise has been erected nearby.

The ruins of the flooded church of Saint Illya are the only preserved structure of the flooded village of Tsybli, which was moved to the high bank of the Dnipro in connection with the construction of the Kaniv Reservoir.

The temple was built in 1912 on the site of a wooden church of the 18th century. The architecture of the Illina Church with five onion domes had features of Pskov-Novhorod architecture with elements of classicism. A bell tower with a tent-like top was attached to the temple.

Currently, the church is in a dilapidated state and stands on the shoal. You can get to it by wading or by boat.

The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Isidore of Seville was built in Bezpechna in the 19th century.

The stone building is made in the Neo-Gothic style.

The church is located in the cemetery. Nearby is a grave with a stone cross and the inscription "Boleslaw Kuklinski".

The Church of Saint Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene was built in the 18th century at the expense of Countess-patron Oleksandra Branytska (Enhelhardt), who vowed to build 12 Orthodox churches. It was the only temple built outside the historical center of Bila Tserkva - on Zarichchya.

The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene is built in the classical style, the bell tower is attached directly to it.

During the Soviet rule, it was one of the few functioning churches of the White Church. In 2001, the construction of the great monastery of Saint Mary Magdalene began.

The wooden church of Saint Archangel Michael in Boiarka was built in 1901 on the ramparts of the Slavic settlement "Transformation", which is also called the Budayivka settlement after the old name of Boiarka - Budayivka.

From 1756 to 1894, the churches of Saint Joan the Myrrh-bearing, Resurrection of Christ, and Archangel Michael were located on this site, which were later destroyed. After the opening of the railway station "Boiarka" and with the growth of the village, the project of the wooden church by the architect Mykola Hordenin was approved.

With the advent of Soviet power, the Saint Michael's Church was closed, but remained intact, and during the Second World War it became active again.

The church houses the icon of the Savior, which is associated with a miracle - in 2005, an imprint of its outline appeared on the glass covering the icon.

Near Saint Michael's Church, there is an ancient church cemetery where the Ukrainian writer Volodymyr Samiylenko is buried.

Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral was built in the 12th century by Prince Svyatopolk (Mykhaylo) Izyaslavych on the site of the Dmytrivsky Monastery. Dedicated to Archangel Michael, who is considered the protector and patron of Kyiv.

In 1240, the cathedral was destroyed by the Tatar-Mongols, but soon it again became the cathedral of the monastery of the same name. It was rebuilt several times (a major reconstruction was carried out in 1710). It was almost completely destroyed during the Soviet regime in 1934-1937 to clear the place for the government quarter.

In 1999, the Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery was rebuilt, and in 2001-2004, frescoes stored in the Hermitage were returned to the cathedral.

The Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery History Museum functions in the premises of the bell tower and Barbarian cells. Unique antiquities of the 11th-19th centuries that were found on the territory of the monastery are presented, in particular, a copper gilded high-relief of Archangel Michael from the leading pediment of the cathedral. Employees conduct tours of the museum and the territory of the monastery.

A monument to Princess Olha surrounded by figures of the Apostle Andriy and Saints Cyril and Methodius (1911-1996) was erected on Mykhaylivska Square in front of the cathedral.

Behind the cathedral is the Volodymyrska Hill Park with the upper station of the funicular and the famous monument to Saint Volodymyr the Baptist.

In August 2015, a Wall of Memory of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine appeared on the walls of the Saint Michael`s Monastery.

On December 15, 2018, after the Unification Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches, the Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery came under the control of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and became Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery came under the control of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and became the Cathedral of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The Church of Staint Nicholas was built in Hostroluchchia in 1832 at the expense of local landowners Kateryna and Karl Lauzberg. It was consecrated in 1836 by Bishop Gedeon of Poltava and Pereyaslav. An architectural monument of local importance.

The stone church has one main dome and four additional decorative ones. A bell tower is connected to the church by a long gallery, topped by a high spire. The building is made in a classic style.

Restoration is currently underway. Divine services are held. It belongs to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The Church of Saint Nicholas in Kyiv was built by the architect Vladyslav Horodetsky at the beginning of the 20th century on the order of the Catholic community of the city.

Saint Nicholas church became one of the first objects, during the construction of which reinforced concrete was used - a new building material at that time. Two 60-meter towers in the medieval Gothic style are richly decorated with artificial stone sculptures. On the left is a three-story house for the sanctuary.

Since the Soviet times, the Saint Nicholas Church has been used as the National House of Organ and Chamber Music of Ukraine, since 1992 the service has been resumed.

A monument to the great Polish poet Yuliush Slovatskyi was erected near the church in 2012.