Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Poltava, Ukraine
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4.4 km
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Experience Poltava 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.
Individual Sights in PoltavaSight 1: The White Arbor
The White Gazebo (officially the Rotunda of Friendship of Peoples in the USSR) is an original monument in the form of a gazebo with a colonnade in the city of Poltava, built for the first time in 1909 in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava; One of the symbols of the city.
Sight 2: Пам'ятний знак полтавській галушці
A commemorative sign to Poltava dumplings, or a monument to dumplings, is a symbolic memorial sign in honor of the traditional Ukrainian cuisine dish for the Poltava region - dumplings, in Poltava, one of the city symbols, the personification of generosity and well-being.
Sight 3: The Museum-Place of I. P. Kotlyarevsky
![The Museum-Place of I. P. Kotlyarevsky](/static/images/wikipedia/Ukraine_Poltava_The-Museum-Place-of-I.-P.-Kotlyarevsky.jpg)
The Museum-Estate of Ivan Kotlyarevsky is a memorial complex in Poltava based on the estate where the founder of the new Ukrainian literature, Ivan Petrovich Kotlyarevsky, was born in 1769. The estate-museum, which is a branch of the Poltava Literary and Memorial Museum of I. P. Kotlyarevsky, is located next to the Assumption Cathedral, which is on the square of the same name, on Ivanova Hill named after the writer. The estate is included in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine in the status of a monument of national importance.
Sight 4: The Birch square
![The Birch square](/static/images/wikipedia/Ukraine_Poltava_The-Birch-square.jpg)
Birch Grove is a botanical natural monument of local importance in Ukraine. It is located in the city of Poltava, at the intersection of Pushkin and Mishchenko streets.
Sight 5: Air and Space Museum
![Air and Space Museum](/static/images/wikipedia/Ukraine_Poltava_Air-and-Space-Museum.jpg)
Poltava Museum of Aviation and Cosmonautics is a unique museum of aviation and rocket and space in Poltava. The building of the Museum of Aviation and Cosmonautics is included in the List of Architectural Monuments of National Importance.
Wikipedia: Полтавський музей авіації та космонавтики (UK), Website
Sight 6: Monument to Poltava fortress commandant A. S. Kelyn
The monument to the glorious defenders of Poltava and the commandant of the fortress Alexei Kelin is a monument in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava in Poltava. The monument was erected on June 27, 1909 on the site of the 4th bastion of the Poltava fortress. It is located at the corner of Pervomaiskoy Avenue, Shevchenko and Sadovaya streets. The monument is a granite obelisk on a pedestal. On the obelisk there is a bronze old coat of arms of Poltava, at the foot there is a bronze figure of a lion, on the pedestal there are plaques with memorial inscriptions. Until 1918, the monument was crowned with a bronze sculpture of a double-headed eagle. It is surrounded by a fence of balls-cores, which are interconnected by a chain. The authors are architect O. O. Bilderling, sculptor O. L. Ober. During the Nazi occupation, the bronze parts were taken to Germany. In 1947-1949, they were re-cast in Leningrad and installed, the height of the monument was increased. It was restored in 1949.
Wikipedia: Пам'ятник славним захисникам Полтави і коменданту фортеці Олексію Келіну (UK), Website
Sight 7: Korolenko Museum
Poltava Literary-Memorial Museum of V. Korolenko is a museum in Poltava. It is located in the green zone of the Shevchenkivskyi district on a street also named after the democratic writer, progressive public figure and humanist of the early 20th century Volodymyr Korolenko.
Wikipedia: Полтавський літературно-меморіальний музей В. Короленка (UK)
Sight 8: Monument to N. Sklifosovsky
The monument to Mykola Sklifosovsky in Poltava is a monument to the outstanding Ukrainian surgeon Mykola Vasilyevich Sklifosovsky (1836-1904) in the regional center of Ukraine, the city of Poltava, where he lived and worked in the last years of his life.
Sight 9: Меморіал Солдатської Слави
The Soldier's Glory Memorial Complex is a memorial complex in Poltava. It was erected in 1969 on the territory of the Ivan Kotlyarevsky Park, on the site of the Old City Cemetery.
Wikipedia: Меморіальний комплекс Солдатської Слави (Полтава) (UK)
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