Kiev Photos
Enjoy our Kiev photo album including local Kiev photographs and pictures of Kiev Ukraine tourist attractions.
Kiev photographs
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Kiev, Ukraine Panoramic view of Kiev and the Dnieper River. Photo overlooking the Lower (Far) Caves of the Pechersk Lavra to the city east of the river. |
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Saint Michael's, Kiev St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, a functioning monastery, originated in the 12th century, saw the construction of the cathedral and bell tower in the 18th century, was destroyed by Soviets in the 1930's, then reconstructed anew after Ukraine's independence. |
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Olga of Kiev Located on St. Michaels Square in front of St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, is a monument dedicated to Princess Olga of Kiev (890-969), the first Rus ruler to convert to Christianity. |
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Bohdan Khmelnitsky Bohdan Khmelnitsky Statue (bottom left) located on St. Sofia Square. Just down the street (Volodymirsky Proezd), you can see St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery. |
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Saint Sofia Cathedral Photo from the opposite direction (of the one above) showing Saint Sofia Cathedral which dates back to the 11th century. Saint Sofia's was the first Kiev landmark to be listed as a World Heritage Site and is also named one of the seven wonders of Ukraine. |
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St. Volodymyr's Cathedral Also known as Vladimirsky (St. Vladimir's) Cathedral, it was built to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the baptism of prince Vladimir the Great of Kiev, the start of the Christian Orthodox religion in Kiev Rus. Construction was completed in 1892 and was one of the few Kiev churches to escape Soviet demolition. |
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Motherland Monument Rodina Mat (Motherland) Monument is part of the
memorial complex, the National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War
of 1941-1945. |
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Independence Square Kiev's central square located on Khreschatyk Street. Called Maidan by locals (which literally means square in Ukrainian), it has been the center of several political protests including the 2004 Orange Revolution, when hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians gathered to protest alleged electoral fraud from the presidential election. |
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Saint Andrew's Church Photo of St. Andrew's Church (1747–1754) top right and Andrew's Decent (Andreevsky Spusk), a historic Kiev street that leads to the Podil neighborhood. Podil or Podilskyi Raion (down along the Dnieper River), was the birthplace of Kiev's trade, commerce and industry. |
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Kiev Train Station Kiev's lone long-distance passenger station, it
serves over 170,000 travelers daily. |
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Golden Gate, Kiev Photo of historic gateway to the ancient Kiev city,
dating back to the time of Yaroslav the Wise, Grand Prince of Kiev in the mid
11th century. |
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Khreschatyk Street Photo of Khreschatyk Ulitsa, the main street of Ukraine's capital city. |
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Besarabsky Market, Kiev Located on the south-west end of Khreshchatyk Street,
Besarabsky Market is a popular indoor market built from 1910-1912. |
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Olympic Stadium, Kiev Olimpiysky National Sports Complex, with a seating capacity of 83,450, will be Ukraine's premier venue of Euro 2012 and is expected to host the final match. Metro Respublikansky Stadion |
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People's Friendship Arch Monument, with its 50m diameter, is dedicated to the unification of Russians and Ukrainians. Constructed in 1982, it is often referred to as the "Yoke" by locals. |
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Outdoor Museum, Pyrohiv Outdoor Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine on the southern edge of Kiev (formerly the village of Pyrohiv), includes old wooden buildings and windmills plus authentic antique artifacts that were used by ordinary Ukrainian villagers. |
