Kiev sights
Kiev is the
capital of Ukraine and one of the biggest cities in
Europe. It has been standing on steep hills overlooking
the Dnipro River for more than 1,500 years. According to
the ancient legend, Kiev was founded by the three
brothers Kyi, Schek and Khoryv and their sister Lybid,
and it was named after the eldest brother Kyi. Since
then, Kiev has developed into a valuable center of East
Europe attracting foreign businesses and investors to
its economic and natural potential. As an important
administrative center, Kiev is a place for Ukrainian
Presidential Administration, Verkhovna Rada, Parliament,
and nearly all ministries and governmental departments.
Its financial part consists of the National Bank of
Ukraine, as well as investment companies and funds,
representative offices of foreign financial
institutions, exchange markets, and more than 220
commercial banks. In Kiev, more than 2,000 objects
belong to historical, cultural, and architectural
monuments.
Kievo-
Pecherska Lavra
The Dnipro hills are dominated by the greatest monument
of Kyiv, the Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra, built almost nine
centuries ago. A complex of churches, masterpieces of
architecture by themselves, has been a holy place of
worship for devoted Christians. Famous for its catacombs
with the saints' relics, Lavra is aiso called the
Monastery of Caves ...
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Kiev opera
Kiev has one of
the most beautiful operas in the world and the prices
are unbelievable.
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Volodymyr the
Baptizer
On the slope of the
Volodymyr Hill stands the imposing monument to Prince
Volodymyr who is also called the Baptizer of Rus. He
converted Kyivan Rus to Christianity in 988. The bronze
statue was erected in 1853.
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St. Nicolas
Catholic Cathedral
The cathedral was built
in 1899-1909 by the architea Horodetsky. The building is
placed on one of the central streets (Chervonoarmiyska
st,), and it can be easily recognized by its distinctive
Gothic style and a pair of beautiful needle tow-ers. It
was restored in 1980 and now is used as both the conceit
hall for organ music and thet church where Roman
Catholic? services are held.
Golden Gate
This fortified
wall, defining the limits of the city and serving as a
protective barrier from invaders in the past centuries,
dates back to 1037, the reign of Prince Yaroslav the
Wise. The place was restored to its present condition in
1983, and it now serves as the Golden Gate historical
museum.
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St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia's
thirteen gorgeous golden domes nicely blend with the
city skyline. The grandiose ensemble was built by Prince
Yaroslav the Wise in the XI century in commemoration of
the victory over the Pecheneg tribe. The cathedral
became a major cultural and political center of Kyivan
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