Tag: Ukrainian baroque

Back in 1925, the Soviet government made the decision to modernize Kyiv’s main station, and on 7 November 1927, the construction work began based on the plans developed by Professor of Architecture Alexander Verbitsky and architect Pavel Alyoshin. ...

By Kyiv standards, Khreshchatyk is very recent. Less than two centuries ago, a stream ran through this site. Now there is Khreshatyk, the premier main street of the capital, and its business and cultural center. What is more, this street was not simp ...

In Orthodox countries, there are five lavras, the largest kind of monastery with special spiritual significance. The Holy Assumption Pochayiv Lavra, the second largest monastery complex after the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, is located on a high hill, surrou ...

The cathedral was founded by Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise and built between 1037 and 1044 on the site of a victorious battle where Kyivans defeated the Pechenegs (Asian nomadic tribes). Its name comes from the 6th-century Hagia Sophia cathedral in ...

The buildings of the golden domed Saint Michael’s monastery, are one of the architectural jewels of ancient Kyiv. They are also the Christian religious center of Ukraine. The main building, Saint Michael’s Cathedral, is the guardian of Kyiv and w ...

The interesting history of Heorhiy Narbut. Heorhiy Narbut (1886-1920) was an artist and illustrator who played a huge role in the history of Ukraine. He began studying in the Department of Oriental Languages at St. Petersburg University, but after an ...

Petrykivka painting is a traditional Ukrainian decorative painting style. This unique folk art developed out of the tradition of Ukrainian baroque fairly recently (in the 18th and early 19th centuries), and is associated with the heyday of the Cossac ...

Ukrainian Baroque is distinct from the Western European Baroque. The word baroque comes from the Portuguese “perrola barroca” (“a flawed pearl”) and means a fantastical, eccentric interpretation of the classical tradition, using unusual eleme ...

Khreshchatyk is the main street of Kyiv. Built postwar on the ruins of the old Khreshchatyk, this house resembles a tall castle with a dungeon and two adjoining towers, standing on a rock above the river. But this river is the stream of people flowin ...

Khreshchatyk is one of the shortest and widest central streets in the world. By Kyiv standards, Khreshchatyk is very recent. Less than two centuries ago, a stream ran through this site. Now there is Khreshatyk, the premier main street of the capital, ...