Tag: St. Andrew’s Church

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 ...

Saint Andrew’s Church was built in honor of Saint Andrew who is recognized as the “Apostle of Rus”. According to the chronicle “The Tale of Bygone Years”, Saint Andrew came to banks of the Knieper in the 1st century AD and erected a cross � ...

The unique Pharmacy-museum in Kyiv. In 1730, the German-born pharmacist Johann Heiter became Kyiv’s first private apothecary. Later, Heiter’s son-in-law Georg Bunge inherited the business and founded a pharmaceutical dynasty. This chemist became ...

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 � ...

One of the oldest and most revered trees of the city has significant surroundings – it grows on StaroKyivska mountain, a few steps from the basement of the Tithe Church and not far from St. Andrew’s Church. For several decades now, there has been ...