Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #14 in Kyiv, Ukraine
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2.9 km
47 m
Experience Kyiv 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.
Activities in KyivIndividual Sights in KyivSight 1: The St. Cyril's Church Museum
St. Cyril's Monastery is a medieval monastery in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The monastery contains the famous St. Cyril's Church, an important specimen of Kievan Rus' architecture of the 12th century, and combining elements of the 17th and 19th centuries. However, being largely Ukrainian Baroque on the outside, the church retains its original Kievan Rus' interior.
Sight 2: Кирилівський гай
Kyrylivskyi Hai is a park in the Podilskyi district of Kyiv, located between Kyrylivska Hill, st. Herzen, Vrubelovsky descent, dam. The total area of the park area is 11.65 hectares. The park is a monument of landscape art of local importance since 1972.
Sight 3: Menorah
The Menorah Monument (lamp) is a monument dedicated to the murder of the peaceful Jewish population of Kyiv in Babyn Yar during the German-Soviet war.
Sight 4: Урочище Бабин Яр
Babi Yar or Babyn Yar is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and a site of massacres carried out by Nazi Germany's forces during its campaign against the Soviet Union in World War II. The first and best documented of the massacres took place on 29–30 September 1941, in which some 33,771 Jews were murdered. Other victims of massacres at the site included Soviet prisoners of war, communists and Romani people. It is estimated that a total of between 100,000 and 150,000 people were murdered at Babi Yar during the German occupation.
Sight 5: Memorial for the children killed in Babi Yar
![Memorial for the children killed in Babi Yar](/static/images/wikipedia/Ukraine_Kyiv_Memorial-for-the-children-killed-in-Babi-Yar.jpg)
The Monument to the Children Killed in Babyn Yar is a small monument in memory of those whose lives were cut short during the German-Soviet war before they could grow up.
Sight 6: Пам'ятник Олені Телізі
The monument to Olena Teliha and her associates is a sculptural composition that perpetuates the memory of Olena Teliha and her associates. It was installed on the territory of the National Historical and Memorial Reserve "Babyn Yar" in Kyiv.
Sight 7: Меморіальний комплекс Бабин яр
![Меморіальний комплекс Бабин яр](/static/images/wikipedia/Ukraine_Kyiv_Меморіальний-комплекс-Бабин-яр.jpg)
The Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve was created to convey to citizens the history of the tragic events of the mass extermination of Kyiv residents and prisoners of war in Babyn Yar by the Nazis.
Wikipedia: Національний історико-меморіальний заповідник «Бабин Яр» (UK)
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