Sights in Ukraine
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War Memorial
Chiselled socialist realist sculptures dot the sprawling War Memorial.
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Gallery-36
Arguably Kyiv’s most beloved gallery, on Kyiv’s most beloved street.
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Bereznitskiy Gallery
Doesn’t settle for anything less than the best Ukrainian artists.
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Mykhaylivska Church
Mykhaylivska Church is shut but can be admired from the exterior.
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Illinsky Church
Illinsky Church was built in the the early 11th-century.
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Three Saints Church
The five-domed Three Saints Church.
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Chekhov’s Dacha
A museum close to the foot of Genoese Cliff.
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Da Vinci Gallery
Kyiv’s best sculpture gallery.
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Ra Gallery
Long-running favourite.
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Zoloti Vorota
The famous Zoloti Vorota sounds much better than it looks, but the summer patio around the fountain out front is a great place to have a drink. Erected in 1037 and modelled on Constantinople’s Golden Gate, this was the main entrance into the ancient city, with ramparts stretching out from both sides. However, the gate was largely destroyed in the 1240 Mongol sacking of Kyiv, and what you see today is a 1982 reconstruction. The statue to the side is of Yaroslav.
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Neopolis
There’s little sense of history about the much-touted Neopolis, 2km east of the centre. However, it offers a good view of Simferopol in all its Soviet-constructivist glory, should you be tempted by such things. Archaeological excavations of a late Scythian city (300 BC–AD 300) seem to have been abandoned.
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House of Chimeras
With its demonic-looking animals and gargoyles, the House of Chimeras is Kyiv’s weirdest building. Built at the start of the 20th century by architect Vladislav Horodetsky, it’s been more recently used as a presidential administration office.
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