Kyiv

Historical landmarks in Kyiv

Kyiv's architectural and historical landscape is defined by diverse structures, from the 385-meter Kyiv TV Tower—the tallest lattice steel structure in Ukraine—to the 19th-century Monument to the Magdeburg Rights. This collection includes vital infrastructure such as the Pivdennyi and Petrivskij bridges crossing the Dnieper, and the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant. It also features somber memorials like Babi Yar and various administrative village councils that reflect the region's local governance and development.

Kyiv's Historical Landmarks — Map

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Monument to the Magdeburg Rights

The Monument to the Magdeburg Rights is a monument commemorating the return to Kyiv of its Magdeburg rights, which granted its right to…

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Volodymir the Great statue

Gigantic statue depicting the prince of Novgorod, a successful conqueror and the first Ukrainian statesman to convert to Christianity.

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Babi Yar monument

Babi Yar or Babyn Yar is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and a site of massacres carried out by Nazi Germany's forces during its…

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Kiev TV Tower, 385 m

The Kyiv TV Tower is a 385 m-high lattice metal tower on Oranzhereina Street, Kyiv, Ukraine, and is the tallest structure in the country.

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Derzavna veterinarna fitosanitarna sluzba Ukraini

Administrative headquarters for the State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine.

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Shuliavskyi Overbridge

A major transport interchange and overbridge on the Small Ring Road, serving as a vital link for western city traffic.

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Shuliavskyi Overbridge

A major transport interchange and overbridge on the Small Ring Road, serving as a vital link for western city traffic.

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Shuliavskyi Overbridge

A major transport interchange and overbridge on the Small Ring Road, serving as a vital link for western city traffic.

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Shuliavskyi Overbridge

A major transport interchange and overbridge on the Small Ring Road, serving as a vital link for western city traffic.

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Pivdennyi Bridge

The Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv, Ukraine was designed by the architect A. Gavrilov and a group of engineers headed by G.

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Petrivskij mist

A multi-span steel railway bridge crossing the Dnieper River, supporting the city's northern rail corridor.

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Kiev Hydroelectric Power Plant

Kyiv Hydroelectric Station is a run-of-river power plant on the Dnieper River in Vyshhorod, Ukraine.

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3-j sluz

Navigational lock number three on the Dnieper river system, used for water level regulation and transport.

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5-j sluz

Navigational lock number five on the Dnieper river system, facilitating vessel passage.

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2-j sluz

Navigational lock number two on the Dnieper river system, part of the regional water management infrastructure.

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Persij sluz

The first navigational lock in the series along the Dnieper river system.

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1-j sluz

Navigational lock number one on the Dnieper river system.

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2-j sluz

Navigational lock number two on the Dnieper river system.

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4-j sluz

Navigational lock number four on the Dnieper river system.

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Silska rada

Local village council administrative building.

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Silska rada

Local village council administrative building.

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Silska rada

Local village council administrative building.

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Procivska silska rada

Administrative center for the Protsiv village council.

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Saslivska silska rada

Administrative center for the Shchaslyve village council.

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Pogrebska silska rada

Administrative center for the Pohreby village council.

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GSM

Telecommunications tower supporting regional mobile network coverage.

GSM

Telecommunications tower supporting regional mobile network coverage.

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