Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Kyiv, Ukraine

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Number of sights 16 sights
Distance 4.3 km
Ascend 123 m
Descend 102 m

Experience Kyiv in Ukraine in a whole new way with our free 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 Kyiv

Sight 1: Taras Shevchenko

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Monument to Taras Shevchenko in Kyiv is a monument to the Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko in Kyiv, located in Shevchenko Park, opposite the Red Building of Kyiv University. It was installed in 1939 on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the poet's birth. It is one of the symbols of modern Kyiv.

Wikipedia: Пам'ятник Тарасові Шевченку (Київ) (UK)

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Sight 2: Schevchenko Park

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Taras Shevchenko Park is a park located opposite the main building of the Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, which is located on the street. Volodymyrskaya, 60. It has the status of "Park-monument of landscape art of local importance".

Wikipedia: Парк імені Тараса Шевченка (Київ) (UK)

229 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Museum of Western and Oriental Art

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Museum of Western and Oriental Art

The Khanenko Museum is an art museum located in Kyiv, in Ukraine, which holds the biggest and most valuable collections of European, Asian and Ancient art in the country.

Wikipedia: Khanenko Museum (EN)

201 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Kyiv National Art Gallery

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National Museum of Kyiv Art Gallery - Museum of Fine Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine. Until March 2017 - Kyiv National Museum of Russian Art. It is located in the premises of Fedor Tereshchenko's house.

Wikipedia: Національний музей «Київська картинна галерея» (UK), Website

144 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Taras Shevchenko National Museum

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National Museum Taras Shevchenko is a museum in Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, dedicated to the life and work of the painter and national poet, Taras Shevchenko.

Wikipedia: Taras Shevchenko National Museum (EN)

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Київський літературно-меморіальний музей-квартира М. Бажана

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The Kyiv Literary-Memorial Museum-Apartment of Mykola Bazhan was opened on October 26, 2004 in the apartment where the famous Ukrainian poet, translator, public figure Mykola Bazhan lived for about forty years. According to the will of his wife N.V. Bazhan-Lauer, a museum was created in this building.

Wikipedia: Київський літературно-меморіальний музей-квартира Миколи Бажана (UK)

290 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Museum of Kyiv History

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Museum of Kyiv History

The Kyiv History Museum is a museum in Kyiv that first opened in 1979. The museum has many displays of historical artifacts from the city and its surrounding areas, which tells stories about the history of Kyiv.

Wikipedia: Kyiv History Museum (EN)

174 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: National Museum of Literature in Ukraine

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National Museum of Literature in Ukraine Національний музей літератури України / CC BY-SA 3.0

National Museum of Literature of Ukraine is a national museum in the former Pavlo Galagan Collegium's main structure in Kyiv. It covers Ukrainian literature's development from the ninth century to the present. The museum has a branch, the Kyiv Literary Memorial Museum, in the apartment of Mykola Bazhan.

Wikipedia: National Museum of Literature of Ukraine (EN), Facebook, Website

202 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Національний академічний драматичний театр імені Лесі Українки

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Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater is a theater in Kyiv, Ukraine. It is located in a building known as Bourgogne Theatre.

Wikipedia: Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater (EN), Website

554 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: Pinchuk Art Centre

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Pinchuk Art Centre

PinchukArtCentre is a private contemporary art centre, located in Kyiv with a collection of works by Ukrainian and international artists. The museum was opened on 16 September 2006 by the steel billionaire Victor Pinchuk.

Wikipedia: PinchukArtCentre (EN), Website

725 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 11: Кірха Святої Катерини

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St. Catherine's Lutheran Church is a German evangelical church in Kyiv.

Wikipedia: Кірха Святої Катерини (Київ) (UK)

72 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: House of Crying Widow

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The House of the Weeping Widow is an architectural landmark in the city of Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, located at 23 Lyuteranska Street.

Wikipedia: House of the Weeping Widow (EN)

734 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 13: Будинок Ікскюль-Гільденбанда

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The Iskül-Hildenband House is a historical and architectural monument in Kyiv, located at 19 Shovkovychna Street.

Wikipedia: Будинок Ікскюль-Гільденбанда (UK)

74 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Будинок Ковалевського

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Kovalevsky's mansion is a historical and architectural monument of the early XX century, on the corner of Pylyp Orlyk and Shovkovychna streets in Kyiv. It was erected in 1911–1913 by architect Pavel Alyoshin by order of the official Mykola Viktorovich Kovalevsky.

Wikipedia: Особняк Ковалевського (Київ) (UK)

265 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Театр на Липках

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Kyiv Academic Theater of Young Spectators is an academic theater for young spectators in Kyiv, the oldest theater stage in the city for children.

Wikipedia: Київський академічний театр юного глядача на Липках (UK), Website

483 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 16: Війсково-історичний музей України

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Війсково-історичний музей України

The National Museum of Military History of Ukraine (NMMH) is a leading museum institution in the structure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which researches and covers the history of military affairs in Ukraine, the origins and current state of Ukrainian military traditions, uniformology, phaleristics, vexillology, demonstrates items of weapons and military equipment of different eras.

Wikipedia: Національний військово-історичний музей України (UK), Website, Website

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