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12a Saksahans'koho Street, Kiev, Kyiv, Ukraine
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Where am I getting the best exchange rates in Kiev for pounds?
When I was last in Kiev there were several exchange places near the fountains in Independence square.
Don't know the name of the shop where the best rate was,but it sold cameras and phones.
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Shop around,many don't charge commission
just look for signs with decent rates. you might want to exchange a small amount at the airport for taxi or bus. there are signs all over with the rate posted on them.
I don't think there is so much difference between the street and bank exchanges these days. so it really doesn't matter where you will change. I say go to banks like Privat Bank or Reifeisend, or any other bank. sterlings are not that demanded in Ukraine so that might affect the street vendors, who would likely buy USD and euros.
Legend said when St.Andrey Pervozvanny preached in the area and he blessed the rocky bank of Dnepr River with words "it is the place where the great city will grow with the great churches". The cloister was founded in 1051 in Jaroslav Mudryi times.
Visiting the Cave Monastery you will see this new cathedral that was restored on the territory of the monastery at the place of the former Annunciation Cathedral blown up by the authorities in 1941.
The cathedral looks quite modern now and impressed me as a great work of art and human labor.
You can see some spaces of a brick wall below to illustrate the old brick-laying traditions...
Ukraine was earlier a bit difficult to visit due to visa regulations. But that is history if you are a citizen of the European countries, Canada, USA or Japan. You can visit Ukraine without visa and stay 90 days.
Sofiysky Cathedral was founded in 1037 by Yaroslav Mudry. The cathedral, in my opinion, is a little copy (at least inside) of Aya Sofya in Istanbul, that was Orthodox Cathedral till XV century. XII-XIII centuries were not good for the cathedral. First it was pillaged by the Slavic troops from the North (it was time when different Russain Princes were at war between them). Then it was pillaged by Tatar troops that came to Kiev in 1240.
In 1019 Prince Yaroslav, called the Wise, ascended to the throne and vigorously began promoting the cultural and educational development of the city. In 1051 Rus'ka Pravda (Rus' Law), the first code of laws, was compiled in Kyiv.
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