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18 Reviews It is a steep, cobble stoned, curving, crooked street. AT the top there is St. Andrew's church and all the way down there are stall selling everything from Russian and Nazi memorabilia to tourist...
Neit Says: As always when you visit a big city, it is essential to wander around the heart of the metropoli. And the heart of Kiev is the Independence Square (Maidan...
smirnofforiginal Says: Thank you VT for making this tip "tip of the day" 07.11.11'lavra' (monastery) 'pecherska' (of the caves).A UNESCO World Heritage site.This is the holiest ground...
smirnofforiginal Says: Golden Gate.They got the idea from Istanbul (Constantinople's Golden Gate) and erected this one, here in 1037.It was the main entrance to the city, set amongst...
Museum of the Great Patriotic War
smirnofforiginal Says: Extensive grounds with sculptures and ex-army machine (tanks, anti-aircraft guns etc...) and of course has Rodina Mat looking over it. Including the museum you...
Grounds Museum of the Great Patriotic War
smirnofforiginal Says: To get to the museum you must walk through the vast, well ordered grounds that contain helicopters, tanks, planes, tanks, lorries, loaders, anti aircraft and...
smirnofforiginal Says: Rodina Mat or Nation's MotherFormally The Defence of the Motherland Monumentnicknamed The Iron Ladyor Tin-***!!!Bigger than Statue of Liberty all 12 tonnes of...
smirnofforiginal Says: President Viktor Yushchenko dedicated this monument to the victims of the famine which was caused by Stalin and his ideas and policies on collectivisation...
The Eternal Flame and Park Vichnoyi Slavy
smirnofforiginal Says: The Eternal Flame and Park Vichnoyi Slavy (Eternal Glory Park) is dedicated to the fallen soldiers of WWII. Monument to the unkown soldier.There is a 27-metre...
smirnofforiginal Says: In a place where an atrocious experiment left it deserted and forlone, where time has literally, for 25 years, stood still, there are additions; poignant...
smirnofforiginal Says: Even when not actively generating power, nuclear power reactors require cooling, typically provided by coolant flow, to remove decay heat. Pressurized water...
smirnofforiginal Says: Pushing through branches you reach the gym.The time on the clock above the building, standing still, 1:23am - the time of the tragic accident.The swimming pool,...
smirnofforiginal Says: Pushing through branches you reach the gym.The time on the clock above the building, standing still, 1:23am - the time of the tragic accident.The swimming pool,...
smirnofforiginal Says: It is quite possible you may have seen this fairground before - it has been used in Call of Duty 4, to name but one.I think, if one can have a "favourite" part...
smirnofforiginal Says: Pripyat was founded in 1970 to house the workers for the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was officially proclaimed a city in 1979.At the time of the accident...
smirnofforiginal Says: On Saturday 26 April 1986 at 1:23am a level 7 nuclear disaster (on the International Nuclear Event Scale) occured at the V.I. Lenin Memorial Chernobyl Nuclear...
smirnofforiginal Says: Chernobyl was officially closed to the public earlier this year because it was not clear who was benefitting from the "tourist money". However, whack "day tour...
smirnofforiginal Says: None of the information is in English but some things do not necessarily need further explanation... There is a lot of rememberance to all who perished,...
smirnofforiginal Says: At the top of Andriyivsky uzviz (or Andrew's descent) is his church! It was built in 1754 by the same architect who designed the Winter Palace (St. Petersburg)....
St. Michael's Gold-Domed Monastery
smirnofforiginal Says: Admission is free but there is a small fee to go into the museum... and a little old lady standing outside telling oyu how great it is to go in. (You go through...
smirnofforiginal Says: The Soviets built this enormous and (I think) rather wonderfully impressive building. However, it was a little bit of an insult to the Ukranians because they...
smirnofforiginal Says: This cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 1990) and was named after the Hagia Sofia in Istanbul. It is Kiev's oldest standing church with the...
smirnofforiginal Says: For 1.5uah you can take the funicular up or down the hillside, from St. Michael's Monastery to Podil.It is a very short ride but it is fun and the interior of...
smirnofforiginal Says: This is the main street. It is broad and long (1.5km). It is lined with shops and street performers. It is at its best at the weekend when it is closed to all...
smirnofforiginal Says: On the corner of the main square is a vast Post Office. One of its walls has graffiti scribbled during the Orange Revolution. It is being preserved under...
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6 Reviews and 132 Opinions The hotel room is ok, but the Concierge service is superb, very helpful. And I must say the pool,...
4 Reviews and 119 Opinions Radisson SAS Hotel, (new name: Radisson Blu Hotel) is located in a historical part of the city...
13 Reviews and 249 Opinions Had a very pleasant stay in the RUS Hotel and the staff were really nice there. The hotel has its...
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The main square was not always central to Kiev. It used to be a bog on the very outskits of the city. As such the city defence walls were here and the gateway...
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Q: Hi, I'm travelling to Kiev for Euro 2012 and I've booked a hotel in Troyeschina district. I'm just wondering if it's served by...
A: You save on housing, but the area is far enough from the center. The nearest metro is Darnitsa and Chernigovska, but before it you have to go by bus. The government...
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It is almost impossible to describe the beauty of this magnificent city. I have been there now several times during summer, autumn and winter and whenever I came it felt like everything around me...
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My incredible, mysterious and modern Kyiv
"No city in the world is more beautiful than Kyiv," said Mykhail Bulgakov, a Kyivite, one of the most mysterious writers and the author of "the Master and Margarita." I have little to add besides...
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I was in Kyiv four times: in August and October 2005, in May 2007 and in August of 2009. The main impression is it is the greenest city I have ever seen. Parks, trees are everywhere. The city...
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Well…. So from what to start first? Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine and its population is blah..blah…blah. You can find this info everywhere. So first of all I would like to tell that Kyiv is one of......
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The City of Archangel St.Michael
Kiev is rich in history. It is one of the world's ancient cities. It was the center of statehood and culture of the Eastern Slavs and was named after Prince Kiy (Kyi in Ukrainian ) who founded the......
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