Notes: Architect P. Tamansky. On the walls
of the building, can be clearly seen damage from the gun fire of the 1918
January revolt against the Ukrainian Central Rada. Across the road there is
a Memorial to the Arcenal
Workers and also Arcenalna metro
station.
Notes: The Contract house was the
headquarters for business contracts. On the second floor was a concert hall,
where well known artists performed. The building is now used as the
Ukrainian Interbank Currency Exchange.
3. Dynamo Kiev
Stadium. (Olimpiyskiy Stadion)
Dynamo Kiev Stadium main
entrance.
View from the park.
Built: 1936.
Location: 3, Mikhail Grushevsky
Street.
Notes: Capacity 18,000. Inside
the grounds there is a monument to the Kiev footballers that died in Nazi
concentration camps, by sculptor I. Gorovoy. Dynamo Kiev Football Team was
founded in 1927. In 1975 they became the first soviet team to win the European
Cup Winners Cup and the UEFA super cup.
4. Gorodetsky House.
Built: 1901-1902
Location: 10. Bankova Street.
Notes: This house was designed and lived in
by Vladislav Gorodetsky, architect. Because of the steep slope, the
building sits on, it had to be specially designed out of concrete to stand
in it's foundations correctly. Italian Sculptor Salya Elio designed
the internal and external scuptural decorations.It is decorated with exotic animals
and hunting scenes, which are made of cement. The House is frequently
referred to as "The House With Chimeras."
Notes: Originally built for the
use of city merchants byArchitect V. Nikolayev.
In past history, it has been host to famous performers as Tchaikovsky,
Rakhmaninov, shalyapin and many others. It was taken over and used by the Nazis
during the second world war, who used it for their own shows. In 1991-1996 it
was restored and in 2001 it was visited by Pope John Paul, who met Kievans here.
Notes: Architects G. Gai and M.
Bobrosov.The first indoor market in Kiev. It mainly sells flowers, fruit and vegetables.
It was originally an open trading area where peasants from Bessarabia, Moldova
broght their goods to be sold. It is
situated at the Southern end of Khreschatyk. across
the road from the Lenin Statue.
10. The Building Of The Verhovnaya Rada Of Ukraine (Parliament).
Notes: The original owner of the property,
Dimitri Orlov, didn't clear the construction project with the local
authorites, which created a scandal in the city. The proper name for the
building is Orlov House. It was named 'The Castle Of Richard Lionheart.'
by writer V. Nekrasov. It is now in the process of being turned into a
hotel.
12. The central Building Of Kiev Mogila Academy.
Built:
Location: Kontraktova Ploscha.
Notes:
13. The Circus
Built: 1960.
Location: Victory Square.
Notes: Architect V. Zhukov.
14. The Conference Hall Of The Ukrainian Academy
Of Science.
Notes: ArchitectP.
Alioshin. Originally built to be a womens gymnasium, but was never finished. It
was handed over to the Academy Of Science and became part of a whole complex of
buildings. To the right of the building is
The Former Pedagogic Museum.
Notes: The Golden Gate was restored in 1983, one of the few remaining
fortifications from the time of Prince Yaraslav The Wise(1019-1054).
The ground floor consists of a museum which contains exhibits of old Kiev. Situated next to the Zolototi Vorota Metro Station.
17. The International Centre For Culture And Arts.
Notes: Designed by architects V. Beretti
and A. Berretti. Originally an institute for noble women, who each studied
here for a period of 7 years. Institutskaya Street aquired its name from the
institute of noble women.
Notes: Architect V. Gopkalo and others. Originally the Lenin Museum. This
picture was taken during 2004 Kiev days minutes before Ruslana the
Eurovision Song Contest winner performed on the stage, as seen.
