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The capital of Ukraine: the sights of Kiev
Kiev, as we all know, is the capital of the neighboring state - Ukraine. Once this magnificent corner of the earth was the capital of ancient Russia, the most famous and the main Slavic city, located on the Dnieper, on seven hills. The sights of Kiev are known all over the world, and he himself is one huge monument of history. The local color will not leave anyone indifferent.
Consider and we are some of them. Having visited the capital of Ukraine, it is necessary to evaluate its churches and cathedrals, which are many. For example, the Vladimirsky Cathedral in Kiev is one of the well-known repositories of sacral painting of the late 19th century. Inside, it is painted with the works of M. Nesterov, V. Vasnetsov, M. Vrubel - remarkable artists who paid much attention to European and Russian art.
A kind of emblem of the city was a monument to Bogdan Khmelnitsky, which is one of the most famous city monuments. Its opening was in July 1888, and to this day we can contemplate this symbol of the idea of an indivisible united Russian Empire. The author of the project was sculptor and artist Mikhail Mikeshin.
The National Philharmonic is world famous. This building was built for the Merchants' Assembly. His significant part is occupied by a large auditorium with excellent acoustics. At one time there were Rakhmaninov, Shalyapin, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Lysenko. Pope John Paul II met in the philharmonic society in 2001 with the people of Kiev.
Considering the sights of Kiev, in the presence of time, you can also pay attention to the St. Sophia Cathedral, St. Michael's Golden-domed Monastery, Kiev University, Opera House, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, National Bank of Ukraine, Andreevsky Descent, Klovskoy Palace, Kiev-Mohyla Academy, Vladimir Hill.
And this is not all the interesting and informative that is in the capital of Ukraine. Book a city tour and see a lot of interesting things.
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