Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Kharkiv, Ukraine

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 4.5 km
Ascend 52 m
Descend 85 m

Experience Kharkiv in Ukraine in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Kharkiv

Sight 1: Пам'ятник Олексію Бекетову

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544 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Пам'ятник закоханим

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The Monument to Lovers is an arch formed by the figures of a young man and a girl flying and merging in a kiss. It is located in Kharkiv in the square on Hryhoriya Skovoroda Street, near the Architect Beketov metro station. The monument was unveiled on September 1, 2002.

Wikipedia: Пам'ятник закоханим (UK)

333 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Kharkiv Municipal Gallery

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Kharkiv Municipal Gallery is one of the first Ukrainian galleries of contemporary art. The gallery combines the programs and exhibitions of traditional paintings, graphics, sculpture, photo, and contemporary art projects and new media.

Wikipedia: Kharkiv Municipal Gallery (EN), Website

232 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Харківський академічний драматичний театр

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Харківський академічний драматичний театрSerhii BobokIf you have any questions please contact with me. Other photos see here.Якщо у Вас є якісь запитання будь ласка зв'яжіться зі мною. Інші фотографії Ви можете переглянути тут / CC BY-SA 4.0

Kharkiv Academic Drama Theater is a drama theater in Kharkiv, Russia.

Wikipedia: Харківський академічний драматичний театр (UK), Website

199 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary also called Assumption Cathedral is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church and is located in the city of Kharkiv, in Kharkiv Oblast in east part of the European country of Ukraine. The temple was built in neo-Gothic style between 1887 and 1892 on Gogol Street. The author of the temple project was a Polish architect, Bolesław Michałowski (1830-1909). He designed about 30 buildings in Kharkiv.

Wikipedia: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kharkiv (EN), Website

348 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Ukrainian dramatic theatre

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The Kharkiv Ukrainian Drama Theatre also known as the Taras Shevchenko Kharkiv Academic Ukrainian Drama Theatre is a national theatre founded in 1935 out of remnants of the suppressed Berezil Theatre, which was founded by Les Kurbas in 1922. Kharkiv Ukrainian Drama Theatre has two stages: Main Stage and Small Stage "Berezil".

Wikipedia: Kharkiv Ukrainian Drama Theatre (EN)

87 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Миколі Гоголю

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Миколі Гоголю

Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright of Ukrainian origin.

Wikipedia: Nikolai Gogol (EN)

461 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Kharkiv Choral Synagogue

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The Kharkiv Choral Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located at 12 Pushkinska Street, Kharkiv, in the Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. The Chabad congregation worships in the synagogue, also called Beit Menachem, reportedly the largest synagogue in Ukraine, and a building of architectural significance.

Wikipedia: Kharkiv Choral Synagogue (EN), Website

383 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Mark V

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Mark V

The British Mark V tank was an upgraded version of the Mark IV tank.

Wikipedia: Mark V tank (EN)

159 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: М-30

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The 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) is a Soviet 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer. The weapon was developed by the design bureau of Motovilikha Plants, headed by F. F. Petrov, in the late 1930s, and was in production from 1939 to 1955. The M-30 saw action in World War II, mainly as a divisional artillery piece of the Red Army (RKKA). Captured guns were also employed later in the conflict by the German Wehrmacht and the Finnish Army. Post World War II the M-30 saw combat in numerous conflicts of the mid- to late twentieth century in service of other countries' armies, notably in the Middle East.

Wikipedia: 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) (EN)

1 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 11: ЗіС-3

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ЗіС-3

The 76-mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) was a Soviet 76.2 mm divisional field gun used during World War II. ZiS was a factory designation and stood for Zavod imeni Stalina, the honorific title of Artillery Factory No. 92, which first constructed this gun.

Wikipedia: 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) (EN)

36 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 12: БС-3

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БС-3 No machine-readable author provided. Bukvoed assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY 2.5

The 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) is a Soviet 100 mm anti-tank and field gun.

Wikipedia: 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) (EN)

26 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 13: Харківський історичний музей

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Харківський історичний музейUser:I.shevtsov for M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Kharkiv Historical Museum named after Mykola Fedorovych Sumtsov was founded in Kharkiv in 1920 on the initiative and under the direction of M. Sumtsov.

Wikipedia: Харківський історичний музей (UK), Website

40 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 14: Танк Т-34-85

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The T-34-85 was a Soviet medium tank of the German-Soviet War. It was adopted by the Red Army by the Resolution of the State Defense Committee No. 5020 ss, dated January 23, 1944.

Wikipedia: Т-34-85 (UK)

138 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Пам'ятник Незалежності Україна, що летить

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The Monument to Independence "Flying Ukraine" is a monument erected in honor of the proclamation of Independence of Ukraine on August 24, 1991 in the city of Kharkiv on Constitution Square. It was solemnly opened on August 22, 2012 on the eve of the 21st anniversary of the Independence of the state and the Day of the city of Kharkiv.

Wikipedia: Пам'ятник незалежності (Харків) (UK)

318 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: Fighters for Independence of Ukraine

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Monument to the Heroes who laid down their heads for the independence and freedom of Ukraine is a monument on Universitetska Street. It was inaugurated on November 6, 1957. The author of the monument is the architect L.V. Gurova.

Wikipedia: Пам'ятник Героям, які поклали голову за незалежність та свободу України (Харків) (UK)

270 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Pokrovskyi Monastery Cathedral

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The Pokrovskyi Monastery Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in Kharkiv, Ukraine, built in 1689. The complex includes the seminary, Pokrovskyi Cathedral, Kharkiv episcopal residence and the Temple of the Mother of God Ozerianska.

Wikipedia: Pokrovskyi Monastery, Kharkiv (EN)

621 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 18: Annunciation Cathedral

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Annunciation CathedralSerhii BobokIf you have any questions please contact with me. Other photos see here.Якщо у Вас є якісь запитання будь ласка зв'яжіться зі мною. Інші фотографії Ви можете переглянути тут / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Annunciation Cathedral is the main Orthodox church of Kharkiv, Ukraine. The pentacupolar Neo-Byzantine structure with a distinctive 80-meter-tall bell tower was completed on 2 October 1888, from designs by a local architect, Mikhail Lovtsov. The church was consecrated in 1901, and the earlier Annunciation church was then pulled down.

Wikipedia: Annunciation Cathedral, Kharkiv (EN)

338 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 19: Kharkiv Theatre for Children and Youth

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The Kharkiv Theatre for Children and Youth is one of the oldest theatres for children in Ukraine, founded in Kharkiv in 1920 on the initiative of the Higher Theatre School. The theater, which had a complex history, survived several revivals, managed to rebuild after the fire, but still remains one of the most special teams for the audience, despite a rather rich theatrical life.

Wikipedia: Харківський театр для дітей та юнацтва (UK)

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