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Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) [Майдан Незалежности]
Saint Andrew's Church [Андреевская церковь]
St. Michael's Monastery [Михайловский монастырь]
Bohdan Khmelnytsky square [Богдан Хмельницкий площадь]
Saint Sophia Cathedral [Собор Святой Софии]
Museum of the Great Patriotic War [музей Великой Отечественной войны]
Kiev Pechersk Lavra [Киево-Печерская лавра]
Vladimir Svyatoslavich the Great [Володимир Святославич]
People’s Friendship Arch [Арка Дружбы Народов]
Kiev Metro [Киевское метро]
Parks
Random ladies
Miscellaneous

Maidan Nezalezhnosti

The main drag of the city center. It is closed to traffic on weekends and full of entertainers and people wandering around. A big happy crowd and very conducive to peoplewatching. Metro: Maidan Nezalezhnosti or Kreshchatyk.
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Saint Andrew's Church

This colourful Baroque church is one of the city's best known landmarks. It was built in the late 18th century by Italian architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli whose other works include the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.

St. Michael's Monastery

This gold-domed cathedral is located just opposite the Sophia Cathedral, on Mikhailovskaya Square.

Bohdan Khmelnytsky square

Saint Sophia Cathedral

The cathedral is famous for its ancient mosaics and frescoes. It also houses the tombs of several Kievan princes, including its founder Yaroslav the Wise.
The cathedral and the associated buildings were declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1990.

Museum of the Great Patriotic War

Kiev Pechersk Lavra

The most significant sightseeing point in Kiev. It is the oldest Orthodox monastery in Ukraine that attracted thousands of pilgrims and many monks. The buildings were destroyed by fire and later also during the Nazi occupation but it was always reconstructed. Nowadays it is a UNESCO heritage with lots of tourists visiting. The caves are small and narrow, stretching several hundred meters and up to 20 meters under ground. Some of the monks dug into their caves and decided to stay there forever with just a small hole allowing food and water to be passed in. Once dead, they were left and buried there - you can see the embalmed bodies in glass coffins. The caves are a very holy place and you have to dress appropriately to get in, women need to cover their head with a scarf (own or borrowed or bought on the spot). Apart from the caves you can climb up the Bell Tower for a beautiful view, visit different churches, the Uspenski Cathedral, cemetery, tombs and several museums.

Vladimir Svyatoslavich the Great

People’s Friendship Arch

This monument in Krehsatyk Park was constructed in 1982 to celebrate the union of Russia and Ukraine. It is a huge, 30 meters long, rainbow-shaped arch with statues of Russian and Ukrainian workers. There is a very nice view over the park, river and opposite bank.

Kiev Metro

Parks

Kiev is known as a green city with two botanical gardens and numerous large and small parks. The green nature of the city is probably most notable by the green hills of the right bank along the Dnieper river that have been relatively untouched by development.

Random ladies

Some random Ukrainian ladies in Maidan.