Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #7 in Kharkiv, Ukraine

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 5.3 km
Ascend 83 m
Descend 110 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: Yaroslav the Wise

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Yaroslav the Wise

Yaroslav I Vladimirovich, better known as Yaroslav the Wise, was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 until his death in 1054. He was also earlier Prince of Novgorod from 1010 to 1034 and Prince of Rostov from 987 to 1010, uniting the principalities for a time. Yaroslav's baptismal name was George after Saint George.

Wikipedia: Yaroslav the Wise (EN)

176 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Музей Голокосту

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The Holocaust Museum is the first non-governmental Holocaust museum in Ukraine.

Wikipedia: Харківський музей Голокосту (UK), Website

1068 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 3: Museum of the Sexual Cultures of the World

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Museum of the Sexual Cultures of the World

The Museum of Sexual Cultures is a scientific and educational museum, which explores the sexual cultures of a number of countries. The first of its kind in both Ukraine, and in post-Soviet Eastern Europe, it is located in Kharkiv.

Wikipedia: Museum of Sexual Cultures (EN)

1383 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 4: Пам'ятник засновникам міста

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The Monument to the Founders of Kharkov is a monumental building to the founders of Kharkov, presented by the Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov on the occasion of the City Day. It was erected on August 22, 2004 to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the founding of the city. It is located at the beginning of Nauky Avenue at the corner with Independence Avenue. The monument was made by the famous Moscow sculptor Zurab Tsereteli. The opening of the monument was attended by the mayor of Kharkov Vladimir Shumilkin, the head of the Kharkiv regional state administration Yevgeny Kushnarev.

Wikipedia: Пам'ятник засновникам Харкова (UK)

484 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Vasily Karazin

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Vasily Karazin

The Vasyl Karazin Monument in Kharkiv is a monument to Vasyl Karazin, an outstanding Ukrainian scientist and educator, inventor, public figure, founder of the first university in eastern Ukraine (1805) in Kharkiv.

Wikipedia: Пам'ятник Василю Каразіну (UK)

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Studbativtsiam

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Monument to the students of the student battalion, officially the Monument to KSU students - volunteers of the student battalion - is a sculpture in the center of Kharkov on Freedom Square, dedicated to the feat of students of Gorky Kharkiv University, who signed up at the very beginning of the Soviet-German war as volunteers in the army and went to the front in July 1941. The vast majority of students died in the battles in the area of Bila Tserkva and during the defense of Moscow in the fall of 1941.

Wikipedia: Пам'ятник харківським студбатівцям (UK)

897 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 7: Свято-Пантелеймонівський храм РПЦ

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St. Panteleimon Church is a church in Kharkiv, Kharkiv region, consecrated on July 27, 1885. It is located in the city center near the source of St. Panteleimon at: 94 Klochkivska Street. The main holiday of the temple: August 9 - in honor of the Holy Martyr and Healer Panteleimon.

Wikipedia: Свято-Пантелеймонівський храм (Харків) (UK)

1132 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 8: Kharkiv Philharmonic Society

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The Kharkiv Philharmonic Society is a leading musical organization in Ukraine, promoting classical music, contemporary music, and Ukrainian folk music.

Wikipedia: Kharkiv Philharmonic Society (EN)

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