Tag: Dnieper

Kyiv was built on seven main hills called “the mounts” by locals. Three were named after the legendary founders of the city, Kyi, Schek and Khoryv. You will also find StaroKyivska Hill with the “castle” of Kyiv princes, Schekavitsa and Khorev ...

This piece of engineering is not only a handsome ornament to present day Kyiv, but also a unique European technical achievement. With the development of the city and building construction on the rapid development of the Dnieper’s left bank it was o ...

The first electric tramcars appeared in May 1892. This was the first electric tramway in the former Russian Empire and the third in Europe. The first horse-drawn tram was tried 1891, but a pair of horses were not enough to pull the tram up the Bohdan ...

The Askold Tomb takes its name from legendary Prince Askold, who was killed close to here by Prince Oleg in 882. According to legend this is where he was buried. In olden times, a tribe of Ugrs – who would later found their own state of Hungary – ...

The history of Magdeburg Law Pillar. The first monument to the “enlightened” Kyiv was an edifice on the Dnieper embankment in 1808. It is an 18 m high pillar erected above the Khreschatitsky spring in the place “where the children of the most O ...

“Wonderous is the Dnipro in calm weather, when freely and smoothly he course, wonderful summer holidays along its picturesque banks. V. N. races his full waters through forests and hills. No rippling, no roaring. You look and do not know if his maj ...

The history of People’s Friendship Arch in Kyiv. The landmark of Khreshchatyi Park (formerly Garden of Merchant Assembly, Proletarian Garden, and Pioneer Park) is a sculptural group crowned by the grandiose People’s Friendship Arch. It was unveil ...

The history of Saint Vladimir Monument. Around 1840, a series of landslides caused great damage to Alexandrovsky Descent. So it was decided to stabilise the hillside with trees and bushes and to create a park. According to legend, somewhere in this l ...

This elegant bridge appeared in Kyiv in 1957. It linked the Dnieper embankment with Trukhaniv Island, a traditional leisure area of Kyivans and guests of the city. Architect Alexey Zavarov, who was in charge of the bridge design and construction, inv ...

Hydropark was named on the 50th anniversary of the October revolution. But a century ago Kyiv residents would have found no fun here! In this place was a settlement of workers (Slobodka) for maintaining the Chain Bridge – appropriate workshops, cru ...

The history of Mariinskyi Park. This colourful Kyiv palace on the right bank of the Dnieper is next to the Ukrainian Parliament building. It was built by order of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna in 1744. This baroque structure was designed by Bartolomeo R ...

Rusanivka is one of the first residential areas in the world, completely built on alluvial soils. To get there is very simple – you can just walk from Livoberezhna metro station. The main attraction here is the southern part of an artificial canal ...