Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #8 in Kharkiv, Ukraine

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 4.8 km
Ascend 65 m
Descend 64 m

Experience Kharkiv in Ukraine in a whole new way with our free 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: Петру Сагайдачному

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Monument to Petro Sahaidachny is a monument to Ukrainian Hetman Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, erected on June 14, 2008 in the Gagarinsky district of Sevastopol to celebrate 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.

Wikipedia: Пам'ятник Петрові Сагайдачному (Харків) (UK)

990 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: 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

461 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: 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)

556 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Скрипаль на даху

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The monument "Fiddler on the Roof" is two monuments on the roofs of buildings in Kharkiv, dedicated to people of creative professions. The first monument was erected in 2003 on the roof of house No. 18 on Constitution Square. 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. In the spring of the same year, a slightly enlarged copy of it was installed in the original place of the monument. The sculptor of both sculptures is the Kharkiv sculptor, People's Artist of Ukraine Seifaddin Gurbanov.

Wikipedia: Пам'ятник «Скрипаль на даху» (UK)

263 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Будинок зі шпилем

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"The House with a Spire" is a residential building in the center of Kharkov in the Stalinist Empire style; one of the sights of the city, included in the so-called "Seven Wonders of Kharkov". It occupies a block on the corner of Constitution Square, bounded by the square itself, Moskovsky Prospekt and two lanes - Korolenko and Armyansky.

Wikipedia: Дом со шпилем (RU)

327 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Dormition Cathedral

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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.

Wikipedia: Dormition Cathedral, Kharkiv (EN)

159 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Fighters for Independence of Ukraine

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The 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)

752 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 8: Annunciation Cathedral

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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 9: Kharkiv Theatre for Children and Youth

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

Wikipedia: Харківський театр для дітей та юнацтва (UK)

909 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 10: Свято-Дмитрівський храм

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Свято-Дмитрівський храм

Dmitrievskaya Church is the largest Greek Catholic church in Kharkiv, located at 44 Poltava Shlyakh Street, and was ordained in honor of Demetrius of Thessaloniki.

Wikipedia: Дмитрівська церква (Харків) (UK)

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