Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #9 in Kharkiv, Ukraine

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.9 km
Ascend 58 m
Descend 29 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: Taras Shevchenko Garden

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The Taras Shevchenko Garden is a botanical natural monument in the center of Kharkiv, one of the oldest in the city.

Wikipedia: Сад імені Тараса Шевченка (Харків) (UK)

502 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Kharkiv Zoo

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Kharkiv State Zoological Park is an object of the nature reserve fund of Kharkiv of national importance. It was founded in 1895 and declared by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR of July 22, 1983. Located on the street. Sumskaya, 35. The area of the zoo is 22 hectares.

Wikipedia: Харківський зоопарк (UK), Website

413 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: 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)

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: 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)

1838 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 5: Івано-Усікновенський храм

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The Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist, St. John the Usiknovensky Church is an Orthodox church in the city of Kharkov, an architectural monument of the XIX century.

Wikipedia: Храм усікновення глави Іоана Предтечі (Харків) (UK)

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