Kyiv

+ PiP. Monument to Volodymyr the Great ( Prince Volodymyr Svyatoslavovych ), the Baptist of Kievan Rus. The oldest sculptural monument in Kyiv, built in 1853.

Obolon, district of Kyiv

Poshtova Square (literally: Postal Square) in Kyiv, is one of the oldest historic squares of the city. Archaeological findings are dated back to the 4th century. The square received its name from Podil post station that was opened there in 1846. Currently, the post station is used as a small art gallery Postal house (in PiP), one-storey house in the style of classicism in Kiev on Poshtova Square, a monument of history and architecture. It was built in 1853-1865 as the main building of the Podolsk post station complex. Today it is the only building of the complex that has survived to this day.

Five-star hotel Riviera House

In front is the entrance to the lower station of the Kiev funicular. On the right is the Riviera Hotel. In the background, at the top of the hill, is the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. The line of the Kyiv Funicular consists of only two stations that connecting the historic Uppertown, and the lower commercial neighborhood of Podil through the steep Volodymyrska Hill overseeing the Dnieper River.

One of the oldest fountains in Kiev. At the end of the 19th century, 7 of these identical fountains were made. The very first fountain was built in 1871 and installed on Tsarskaya (now European) square. Later, with the development of the Kiev electric tram, this fountain was dismantled, as it interfered with the laying of tram tracks. In the years 1899-1901, six more exactly the same fountains were made. Five of them have survived safely to this day and are functioning properly now. Parts of the fountains are cast iron. The shape of the fountains resembles a flower bowl fixed on a cast-iron leg. The trunk shows the year of manufacture and the name of the factory. The fountain is decorated with mascarons. The base of the fountain is decorated with four lion heads, from whose mouths water flows, and on the bowl itself there are four decorative elements in the form of human faces, from whose mouths water also gushes. Legend has it that at the Thermen's factory, where the fountains were cast, a master named Pharaoh, who was distinguished by rudeness and boorishness, worked. Once, the foundry workers, taking advantage of the departure of the master, made adjustments to the forms, as a result of which the master's evil grimace appeared on the fountains. When Pharaoh returned and recognized himself - it was too late, the mascarons on the fountains were ready, and all his attempts to change anything through the court were fruitless, the case was drowned in paperwork This fountain at late autumn evening

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Parts of the fountains are cast iron. The shape of the fountains resembles a flower bowl fixed on a cast-iron leg. The trunk shows the year of manufacture and the name of the plant. The fountain is decorated with mascarons. The base of the fountain is decorated with four lion heads, from whose mouths water flows, and on the bowl itself there are four decorative elements in the form of human faces, from whose mouths water also gushes. Main article: www.ipernity.com/doc/world_around/51045436

(+PiP) Monument to the Independence of Ukraine, which symbolises the birth of a new state and is one of the most striking sculptural works of the country was built in 2001 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the proclamation of Ukraine as an independent state after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Ukraine's Independence Monument, made in the style of Ukrainian Baroque and late Classicism, is a 9-meter statue that towers over the city on the 52-meter column. The female figure on the top of the structure is Berehynia-Oranta, who lifts its hands to heaven holding a branch of Guelder Rose (in Ukrainian: Kalyna) – a national symbol of Ukraine. The author of the project was inspired by an image of Berehynia-Oranta – a female spirit of Slavic heathen mythology. Berehynia considered to be the mother of all living things, the goddess-protector of home and family, and also Ukraine and Ukrainians, therefore it is presented in a Ukrainian national dress. Figure is made of bronze and the Guelder Rose’s branch, a ribbon and dress’ ornaments are decorated with gold. The column is faced with white marble, specially imported from Italy. At its foot there is a building resembling a temple. The total height of the monument is 61 meters. The Ukraine's Independence Monument is an architectural embodiment of Ukrainian Nation’s freedom. (source: project I GO to WORLD ) The fountain "Dandelion" was built at same time as the monument --------------------------- ► Very entertaining view of Independence Monument , made as a 3D-model see here

Church of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called.

The five-star Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv is a hotel from the Canadian international hotel chain FairmontHotels&Resorts.