Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Kyiv, Ukraine

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 6.1 km
Ascend 249 m
Descend 311 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 Kyiv

Sight 1: Чорний квадрат

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The Black Square Improvisation Studio Theatre is a Ukrainian independent theatre established in 1991. The theater-studio works on the creative principle of improvisation and "live" acting.

Wikipedia: Театр-студія імпровізації «Чорний квадрат» (UK)

143 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Anne of Kiev

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Monument to Anna Yaroslavna, Princess of Kyiv, the future Queen of France in Kyiv — a sculpture of a Ukrainian princess, daughter of Yaroslav the Wise, the future Queen of France Anne of Kyiv in the form of a child; is located in the city center on Lvivska Square. The princess spent her childhood in Kyiv, and at the age of about 18 she became the wife of Henry I and moved to France.

Wikipedia: Пам'ятник Анні Ярославні (Київ) (UK)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Актор

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Municipal Institution "Theatrical and Entertainment Institution of Culture "Kyiv Academic Theater "Actor" (KZ TVZK "Kyiv Academic Theater "Actor") is the Ukrainian drama theater in the city of Kyiv.

Wikipedia: Театр «Актор» (UK), Website

964 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 4: National Museum of History of Ukraine

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The National Museum of the History of Ukraine (MIST) (Ukrainian: Національний музей історії України) illustrates Ukraine's history from ancient times to the present. It is one of the leading museums in Ukraine. It holds about 800,000 items in its collection, and usually has approximately 22,000 items on permanent display. The museum holds world-famous archaeological, numismatic, ethnographic and weapons collections, examples of decorative and applied arts, manuscripts, prints, paintings and drawings, as well as relics of the Ukrainian national liberation movement of the 20th century.

Wikipedia: National Museum of the History of Ukraine (EN), Website

63 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Десятинний монастир (УПЦ МП)

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The Tithe Monastery of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary - an illegally established small architectural form (IAF), located on the site of construction of the First Cathedral of Kievan Rus in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. According to tradition, this place is considered to be the death place of the Russian first martyrs of Theodore Variag and his son John. According to the Moscow Patriarchate, the IAF is their acting male monastery.

Wikipedia: Десятинний монастир Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці (UK)

260 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Проні Прокопівні та Голохвастову

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The monument to Pronya Prokopivna and Golokhvastov is a monument to the characters of the comedy "Chasing Two Hares" located in Kyiv on Andriyivsky Descent.

Wikipedia: Проня Прокопівна та Голохвастов (пам'ятник, Київ) (UK)

208 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Музей-майстерня Івана Кавалерідзе

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Ivan Kavaleridze Museum-Museum of Outstanding Ukrainian Sculptor, founded in 1993 on the Andreevsky Uzuz, in the house No. 21, where in 1911 the artist worked on the monument of Princess Olga.

Wikipedia: Музей-майстерня Івана Кавалерідзе (UK)

68 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Замок Річарда — Левине серце

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"Richard's Castle – Lionheart" is the poeticized name of the house No. 15 on Andrew's Descent, a monument of the early 20th century, built in the English Gothic style. It was named by the people of Kiev in honor of the English king Richard I the Lionheart, the hero of Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe. The house in the form of an ancient castle stands on the complex relief of the former annalistic mountain Uzdykhnytsia below St. Andrew's Church. The monumental facades are decorated with architectural elements of fortress and castle structures — various types of towers, spires, crenellated wall tops, etc. On the left side of the house rises a high tower with fortress features.

Wikipedia: Замок Річарда (UK)

554 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 9: Покровська церква

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The Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a functioning brick church in Kyiv, Podil, an architectural monument of the XVIII century. The parish of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos in Kyiv belongs to the Kyiv Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

Wikipedia: Свято-Покровська Подільська церква (UK)

827 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 10: Kyiv River Port

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Kyiv River Station is the main river port of Kyiv, located on the right bank of the Dnieper in Podil in the historical part of the city.

Wikipedia: Kyiv River Station (EN)

215 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Поштова станція

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Поштова станція Sergiy Klymenko / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Post House is a one-story house in the style of classicism in Kyiv on Poshtova Square, a monument of history and architecture. It was erected in 1853-1865 as the main building of the Podolsk postal station complex; It is the only building of the complex that has survived to this day.

Wikipedia: Поштовий будинок (UK)

60 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Церква Різдва Христового

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The Church of the Nativity of Christ is an Orthodox church belonging to the OCU, located in the historical area of Podil in Kyiv, built in 1809-1814 according to the project of architect Andrei Melensky.

Wikipedia: Церква Різдва Христового (Київ) (UK)

634 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 13: Vladimir's Hill

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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)

292 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 14: St. Michael Golden-Domed Cathedral

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St. Michael Golden-Domed Cathedral

St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery is a monastery in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. It is located on the edge of the bank of the Dnieper river, to the northeast of the Saint Sophia Cathedral. The site is located in the historical administrative neighborhood of Uppertown and overlooks Podil, the city's historical commercial and merchant quarter. The monastery has been the headquarters of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine since December 2018.

Wikipedia: St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery (EN)

334 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 15: сквер Небесної Сотні

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Nebesna Sotnya Square is a square located in the center of Kyiv at 24-26 Mykhailivska Street, between Mykhailivska Square and Maidan. The square is named after the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred.

Wikipedia: Сквер Небесної Сотні (Київ) (UK)

624 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 16: Volodymir the Great statue

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Volodymir the Great statue

Monument to Prince Volodymyr, is a monument in Kyiv, dedicated to the Grand Prince of Kyiv Volodymyr the Great, built in 1853. It is located on Volodymyrska Hill, the steep right bank of the Dnipro. It is the oldest sculptural monument, a dominating feature of the Dnipro banks, and one of the city's symbols.

Wikipedia: Monument to Prince Volodymyr (EN)

677 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 17: Monument to the Magdeburg Rights

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Monument to the Magdeburg RightsIgorT / Attribution

The Monument to the Magdeburg Rights is a monument commemorating the return to Kyiv of its Magdeburg rights, which granted its right to self-government. It is located in Podil Raion, Kyiv, at the foothills of the former Mykhailo Hill, next to the Shore Highway. It is considered to be the city's oldest monument. It is also called the Column of the Magdeburg Rights, the Baptizing of Ruthenia Monument, and the Lower Monument of the Saint Volodymyr. It is a scenic spot overlooking the Dnipro river, popular for local baptisms.

Wikipedia: Monument to Magdeburg Rights (Kyiv) (EN)

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