Kyiv

Kyiv's Historical Treasures

This collection spans Kyiv's architectural and political evolution, from the medieval Kievan Rus' era to the Soviet period and modern memorials. It features UNESCO-listed landmarks like the 11th-century Saint Sophia Monastery and the reconstructed St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery. Significant military history is represented by the Babi Yar Holocaust memorial, the State Aviation Museum's aircraft collection, and various defensive pillboxes (DOTs) from the 1930s Kyiv Fortified Region.

Kyiv's Historical Treasures — Map

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Saint Sophia Monastery

Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, is an architectural monument of Kievan Rus'.

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St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery

St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery is a monastery in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel.

Nick Grapsy / CC BY-SA 4.0

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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.

Markv / CC-BY-SA-3.0

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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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Ukraine State Aviation Museum

The State Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located next to Zhulyany Airport in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Andrez1 / CC BY-SA 3.0

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National Art Museum of Ukraine

The National Art Museum of Ukraine is a museum dedicated to Ukrainian art in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Kiyanka / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Shuliavskyi Overbridge

A transport overpass on Kyiv's Small Ring Road, originally constructed in 1964.

Kiyanka / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Shuliavskyi Overbridge

A transport overpass on Kyiv's Small Ring Road, originally constructed in 1964.

Kiyanka / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Shuliavskyi Overbridge

A transport overpass on Kyiv's Small Ring Road, originally constructed in 1964.

Kiyanka / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Shuliavskyi Overbridge

A transport overpass on Kyiv's Small Ring Road, originally constructed in 1964.

Luca Signorelli / Public domain

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Maria Magdalene

Mary Magdalene, sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine, was a woman who, according to the four…

VoidWanderer / CC BY-SA 4.0

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BRDM-2

The BRDM-2 is an amphibious armoured scout car designed and developed in the Soviet Union.

Artemka / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sydir Kovpak

Sydir Artemovych Kovpak, was one of the partisan leaders of the Soviet partisans in Ukraine during the World War II.

А. В. Кайнаран, А. Л. Крещанов, А. Г.… / CC BY-SA 4.0

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DOT No 502 (KiUR)

A reinforced concrete machine-gun pillbox from the first line of the Kyiv Fortified Region, built in the early 1930s near Horenka.

MaxHerz / CC BY-SA 3.0

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DOT No 428 (KiUR)

A defensive pillbox belonging to the first line of the Kyiv Fortified Region (KiUR) defensive belt.

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Bunker No 459 KIFR

The ruins of a defensive pillbox that formed part of the Kyiv Fortified Region's military infrastructure.