Tag: Podil

History of the Lutheran Church in Kyiv. In the 18th century there were few Germans in Kyiv and religious services for this small group were held in the house of the Kyiv pharmacist George Bunge. But as numbers grew the house could not accommodate the ...

Saint Nicholas Church the Wonderworker on the water, a.k.a. Church of Saint Nicholas on the water, Floating Church of Nicholas, the Kyiv Cathedral of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, and officially the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas is an Orthodox churc ...

The history of Samson Fountain. The Samson fountain was created by the talented architect Ivan Grigorovich- Barsky. It was the main water source in the Kyiv-Podil area. However, the citizens wanted it to be not only practical but beautiful too. The f ...

The interesting history of Gonchary-Kozhemyaki. Gonchary-Kozhemyaki urochische – the traditional place of the potters and leather makers since ancient times. The surrounding hills shielded the craftsmen from bad weather and streams provided them wi ...

The name “Podil” derived from an Old Slavic word meaning “lowlands”. This oldest district has a long history and many legends and stories with reference to some historical places: Kozhemyaki, Gonchary, Degtyary, Biskupshchina, etc. Despite th ...

Poshtova Square in Kiev. This square is also known as the “Gate of Podil”. Here begins Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi Street which leads straight to Kontraktova Square. Originally, this street had the name of Khreshchatyk from the brook flowing nearby ...

Andriyivsky Descent, popularly known as the Montmartre of Kyiv. This is without a doubt one of Kyiv’s most popular streets – and one of its oldest too. In ancient times it linked the administrative part of the upper town – the city officials � ...