Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #10 in Kyiv, Ukraine

Theremin Fountains are cast-iron fountains that were cast at the Kyiv Machine-Building Plant of Oleksiy Theremin in 1899-1901 according to the project of the architect Alexander Schiele based on the famous and fashionable at that time Parisian fountain from the Place des Vosges and installed in the squares and squares of Kyiv. The first Theremin fountain appeared on the European Square back in 1872. In 1899-1901, 7 identical cast-iron fountains were manufactured. Today, these fountains adorn the square near the Golden Gate, Mariinsky Park, the City Garden, the square near the theater. I. Franko, Mykhailivska Square, police garden on the street. Antonovich. Almost all fountains are in their original positions. The fountain from St. Sophia Square was moved to the square on the street. Gonchar in 1920 in connection with the reconstruction of the city's transport network.

Wikipedia: Фонтани Термена (UK)

The National Museum of Medicine of Ukraine is a museum in Kyiv, where exhibits demonstrating the development of medicine in Ukraine are collected. The museum was established in 1973 and officially opened on October 29, 1982.

Wikipedia: Національний музей медицини України (UK), Website

The monument to Mykola Lysenko in Kyiv is a monument dedicated to the Ukrainian composer, folklorist, founder of the national classical music school Mykola Vitalievich Lysenko on Theater Square next to the National Opera of Ukraine. Taras Shevchenko. Installed in 1965.

Wikipedia: Пам'ятник Миколі Лисенку (Київ) (UK)

The Kyiv Opera group in Ukraine was formally established in the summer of 1867, and is the third oldest opera in Ukraine, after Odesa Opera and Lviv Opera.

Wikipedia: National Opera of Ukraine (EN), Website

The Golden Gate of Kyiv was the main gate in the 11th century fortifications of Kyiv, the capital of Kievan Rus'. It was named in imitation of the Golden Gate of Constantinople. The structure was dismantled in the Middle Ages, leaving few vestiges of its existence.

Wikipedia: Golden Gate, Kyiv (EN)

Zolotovorytskyi Square is a square and botanical natural monument of local importance in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv. The total area is 0.57 hectares.

Wikipedia: Золотоворітський сквер (UK)

The Monument to Panteleimon the Cat is a monument to the Persian cat Panteleimon in Kyiv, opened in 1998 in Zolotovorotsky Square, opposite the Pantagruel restaurant, where the cat lived. It was installed on voluntary donations from Kyiv residents in memory of an animal that died in a fire in a restaurant. Today it is one of the most famous and popular monuments of the city.

Wikipedia: Пам'ятник котові Пантелеймону (UK)

Pidhirsky's House is a manor house on Yaroslaviv Val Street, No. 1, in the city of Kyiv, near the place of adjacent to Mykola Lysenko Street.

Wikipedia: Будинок Підгорського (UK)

The Karaite Kenesa of Kyiv is a former Karaite Jewish Synagogue, or kenesa, located at Yaroslaviv Val Street 7, close to the Golden Gates of Kyiv, in the Shevchenkivskyi District of Kyiv, Ukraine. The former synagogue building is listed as a monument of Architectural Heritage of National Importance of Ukraine.

Wikipedia: Karaite Kenesa (Kyiv) (EN)

Sikorsky's estate is a building in Kyiv, a historical monument of national importance, located at 15 B Yaroslaviv Val Street.

Wikipedia: Будинок Сікорського (UK)

The Metropolitan's House is a monument of palace architecture of the XVIII century, the former residence of the Kyiv metropolitans. Now it is a museum institution as part of the National Conservation Area "St. Sophia of Kyiv". Located at: Kyiv, st. Vladimirskaya, 24.

Wikipedia: Будинок митрополита (UK), Website

Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, is an architectural monument of Kievan Rus'. The former cathedral is one of the city's best known landmarks and the first heritage site in Ukraine to be inscribed on the World Heritage List along with the Kyiv Cave Monastery complex. Aside from its main building, the cathedral includes an ensemble of supporting structures such as a bell tower and the House of Metropolitan. In 2011 the historic site was reassigned from the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Regional Development of Ukraine to the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. One of the reasons for the move was that both Saint Sophia Cathedral and Kyiv Pechersk Lavra are recognized by the UNESCO World Heritage Program as one complex, while in Ukraine the two were governed by different government entities. The cathedral is a museum..

Wikipedia: Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv (EN)

The Bohdan Khmelnytsky Monument is a monument in Kyiv dedicated to Bohdan Khmelnytsky, the first Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host. It was built in 1888 and is one of the oldest sculptural monuments in Kyiv. It is a dominating feature of Sophia Square and one of the city's symbols.

Wikipedia: Bohdan Khmelnytsky Monument, Kyiv (EN)

The Taras Shevchenko Literary and Memorial House-Museum is a branch of the Taras Shevchenko National Museum. T. Shevchenko lived here from the spring of 1846 until his arrest on April 5, 1847.

Wikipedia: Літературно-меморіальний будинок-музей Тараса Шевченка (UK)

Lach Gates at Independence Square in Kyiv is a monument built in 2001 to commemorate one of the Medieval Kyiv city gates. At the top is a sculpture of Archangel Michael which is the city's symbol.

Wikipedia: Lach Gates (EN)

The October Palace is a performing arts center in Kyiv, Ukraine. It is officially known as the International Center of Culture and Arts of the Trade Union Federation of Ukraine, while October Palace is used for its brevity.

Wikipedia: October Palace (EN), Website

Valeriy Vasylyovych Lobanovskyi was а Soviet and Ukrainian football player and manager. He was Master of Sports of the USSR, Distinguished Coach of the USSR, and a laureate of the UEFA Order of Merit in Ruby (2002) and FIFA Order of Merit, the highest honour awarded by FIFA. In 2002 he was awarded the Hero of Ukraine award (posthumously), his nation's highest honour, for his contribution to Ukrainian football. In 2008, Lobanovskyi was ranked 6th in Inter's list of the 100 Greatest Ukrainians following a nationwide poll that saw around 2.5 million people casting their votes.

Wikipedia: Valeriy Lobanovskyi (EN)

Kyiv Academic Puppet Theater is a state academic puppet theater in Kyiv, the oldest puppet theater in Ukraine.

Wikipedia: Київський державний академічний театр ляльок (UK), Website

The Kyiv Water Museum is an educational centre that occupies one of the buildings from the early centralised water-supply system in the city, which was built at the middle of the 19th century. It is located in Khreshchatyi Park. The Water-Information Centre gives information about water resources and their rational consumption. The exhibition demonstrates the history of Kyiv's water supply system, water treatment and waste water treatment in contemporary Kyiv, while also showing water's role in people's activities using interesting and interactive examples.

Wikipedia: Kyiv Water Museum (EN)

The National Philharmonic of Ukraine, often referred to as Kyiv Philharmonic and National Philharmonic, is a complex of two adjacent concert halls in the Khreshchatyi Park in Kyiv, Ukraine. Formerly the Merchant's House, the building's use for musical performances is associated with the Philharmonic Society, established by Mykola Lysenko.

Wikipedia: National Philharmonic of Ukraine (EN), Website

The Co-Cathedral of St. Alexander also called Cathedral of St. Alexander of Kyiv is a Latin Catholic co-cathedral located in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.

Wikipedia: Co-Cathedral of St. Alexander, Kyiv (EN), Website

Volodymyrska Hill or Saint Volodymyr Hill is a large 10.6 hectares (0.106 km2) park located on the steep right-bank of the Dnipro River in central Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Its most famous and prominent landmark is the Monument to Prince Volodymyr. The monument, with its prominent location and overlooking the scenic panorama of the left-bank of Kyiv, has since become one of the symbols of Kyiv, often depicted in paintings and photographic works of the city. The Hill provides an excellent panorama of the Dinpro River, the Left Bank, and Podil.

Wikipedia: Saint Volodymyr Hill (EN)