Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #6 in Kharkiv, Ukraine
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4.3 km
60 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 KharkivSight 1: Kharkiv Theatre for Children and Youth
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.
Sight 2: Annunciation Cathedral
Book Ticket*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.
Sight 3: Fighters for Independence of Ukraine
The monument to the heroes who laid the head for the independence and freedom of Ukraine is a monument on University Street. It was solemnly opened on November 6, 1957. The author of the monument is architect LV Gurov.
Wikipedia: Пам'ятник Героям, які поклали голову за незалежність та свободу України (Харків) (UK)
Sight 4: Dormition Cathedral
The Assumption or Dormition Cathedral was the main Orthodox church of Kharkiv until the construction of the Annunciation Cathedral in 1901. The cathedral stands on the University Hill by the bank of the Lopan River and dominates the entire downtown. The Neoclassical cathedral bell tower, built in the 1820s and 1830s to a height of 90 meters, remained the tallest building in the city until the 21st century. The cathedral is the only building in Kharkiv visited by almost all Emperors of Russia, starting with Catherine the Great.
Sight 5: Скрипаль на даху
The Fiddler on the Roof monument is a monument dedicated to people of creative professions. It was installed in 2003 on the roof of house No. 18 on Constitution Square in Kharkiv, in 2017 it was moved to the roof of the Platinum Plaza building (72 Sumska Street), which is owned by the author of the project. The sculptor of the sculpture is a Kharkiv sculptor, People's Artist of Ukraine Seyfaddin Gurbanov, the author of the idea is Oleksandr Feldman.
Sight 6: Петру Сагайдачному
The monument to Petrov Sahaidachny-a monument to the Ukrainian hetman Petro Konashevich-Sahaidachny was erected on June 14, 2008 in the Gagarin district of Sevastopol before celebrating the 225th anniversary of the city. The authors are sculptor Volodymyr Lutsak. The main patron of the project was the head of the Association "Transcontinental" Yuri Kolesnikov.
Sight 7: Кенаса у Харкові
Kenesa in Kharkiv is a Karaite kenesa located in Kharkiv, at the corner of Yana Gamarnik and Kuznechnoi streets.
Sight 8: Kharkiv Circus
Kharkiv State Circus is one of the oldest and most authoritative institutions of this profile in Ukraine.
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