Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Kyiv, Ukraine
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1.2 km
26 m
Explore Kyiv 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.
Activities in KyivIndividual Sights in KyivSight 1: 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 2: 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, killing some 33,771 Jews. 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 3: Memorial for the children killed in Babi Yar
The monument destroyed in Babyn Yar to children is a small monument in memory of those whose life broke during the German-Soviet War before they managed to grow up.
Sight 4: 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 5: Меморіальний комплекс Бабин яр
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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