Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Kharkiv, Ukraine

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 6.4 km
Ascend 74 m
Descend 103 m

Explore Kharkiv in Ukraine with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Kharkiv

Sight 1: Озерянська церква

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Озерянська церква

The Holy Lake Church is a large Orthodox church in Kharkov on the street. Poltavsky Shlyakh, 124.

Wikipedia: Озерянський храм (Харків) (UK)

1939 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

1457 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 3: 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)

712 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: 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)

207 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Пам'ятник Незалежності Україна, що летить

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

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

142 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: 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

26 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: 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)

37 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: 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)

159 meters / 2 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)

383 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Kharkiv Choral Synagogue

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The Kharkiv Choral Synagogue is a synagogue located in Kharkiv, Ukraine, the largest in the country, and a building of architectural significance.

Wikipedia: Kharkiv Choral Synagogue (EN), Website

494 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 11: 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 12: 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)

743 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 13: Пам'ятник Бекетову О.М.

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