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Secret Kyiv (Kiev that we do not notice.)
The fact that the territory on which there is a particular house has its own peculiarities and even unexpected. For example, in the center, at the beginning of Taras Shevchenko Boulevard (where the body five-star "Premier Palace"), two hundred years ago there was a burial place - a cemetery for Lutherans: rainwater periodically "washed away the sandy soil, continually exposing coffins."
For example, in the center, at the beginning of Taras Shevchenko Boulevard (where the body five-star "Premier Palace"), two hundred years ago there was a burial place - a cemetery for Lutherans: rainwater periodically "washed away the sandy soil, continually exposing coffins." And at St. Michael's Square in the old days even more buried Uniates. When in 1868 they began to break square, found numerous human remains. In the twentieth century, was torn down and built up a lot of Kiev cemeteries: the former are known cemeteries in Askold's Tomb, on Schekavitse (which now protrudes radio tower), on Castle Hill, in St. Cyril's Grove, etc., a lot written about the destroyed Jewish cemeteries on the site of the building telecentre, Botanical Garden in Zverinets (Hi Triumph) ... On the bones of up to skyscraper Pokrovsky Monastery and the only brick gate that led once to the Ascension Church and the cemetery is still standing, marked with the sign "Artema, 46." Luxury Lukiyanobskaya. Tsvintor arose spontaneously, and the descriptions of the end HІHv "on the territory of the cemetery freely roam livestock Lukyanivska inhabitants, and the" animals are dumped and crosses at the graves of the lattice, the pigs break the most grave and dig out the bones of the dead, rastaskivaya them around the cemetery. "In 1946 year on the newly paved streets of the Belarusian let the tram, who walked earlier in Melnikova, and on-site cemetery staged his reversal ring. Then he swallowed the cemetery territory contiguous Kiev Higher Engineering Radio School (KVIRTU) and Motor Plant .... Site of the former cemetery is easy to "calculate" on a map: it will intersect the direction of the streets of the Belarusian and Pugachev. Kopylovskii cemetery - the exact opposite of St. Cyril's Church and Hospital. Kurenevka Residents enjoy them because of crowded churchyard of the parish church of St. Peter and Paul. Then he was assigned to land for new cemetery Kurenivsko (for Syretsky Street) a small Kopylovskii necropolis in 1927 declared closed. 1962 City Council decided to eliminate Kopylovskii cemetery. Now, in front of St. Cyril's Church green slope at the beginning of the street Zakharievskaya grew new houses. And deep beneath the slope of the hidden-forgotten graves.
At metste Victory Square was a Jewish market. Yevbaz called.
The Verkhovna Rada is in place an Indian cemetery.
in the hospital on silk, were dumping sick cattle plague ... now there is construction and the whole thing torn
I read somewhere that in the earlier Troyeshchyna were pagan temples, and just do it .... the place perished
Part of the Tsarskoye Selo and territory Suvorov - the burial place of people tsarist times.
Cell with crows
They - a crow, mind you, not crows. Their name is Cyril, Carlos and Corbin. They live in a huge cage in an ordinary court in the city center. Residents of the court, and their many guests look after them and make up legends about where these birds come from here. Having been around the cells three times, we heard three very different stories. Thus, one Arthur assured us that the birds met here by accident. First couple flew into the yard - Corbin and Carlos. Then came another, and Cyril, and then formed a love triangle: the old Corbin was jealous of Carlos to Cyril, so Corbin was taken to a separate sector in the overall cell. str. Reitarska 9, in the yard.
Elevator to the one
According to the help given us an old woman who has lived in this house all my life, the elevator was placed on the order of some important minister in the 50s. The minister believed that the large elevators threaten its security, and preferred to ride from one floor alone. Elevator is really tiny, there can be fit together in only if you're aiming for real intimacy. str. Proreznaya.
Destroyer on the island Rybalskaya
He also monitor "Zheleznyakov" ship of legend. Basic information about its history and characteristics can be read there, on a plaque, but going there does not need for it. Place well in that: first, the ship can easily climb into second place on the island Rybalskaya almost always quiet, pleasant and sunbathing (on concrete slabs) and swing (swing, which is always empty), and swim (in the river, which is not always clear, but close). from the street. The lower shaft to turn on Guyed Bridge.
Home-wells
With the heroes of the day, Peter, in this sense Kiev compete funny. As far as we know, the house-wells we have only two. The house, sandwiched between the streets Gorodetsky and Stanislavsky, built in a square, that is, if I can get to the attic, you can go around the perimeter of the house. Another, designed by the same principle, is located on the street. Tereschenkivska exactly behind the monument to Shevchenko. str. Gorodetsky 12 / 3 st. Tereschenkivska 13
Monument to a single mother
Who had the idea to set this bleak monument next to the central registry office, is unknown. Nevertheless, it is there, a lonely woman with a child, his loneliness, challenging and newlyweds in the registry office, and prosperous families, chewing hamburgers in nearby McDonald's. The Central Registry Office, etc. Wins, 11
Parachute Tower
A wondrous structure, where no long jumps, since there seemed to be broken daughter of a chief of the nomenklatura. Today, parachute tower - just one more reason to go on Truhanov island, walk in the woods and swim naked.
Museum near the locomotive
Small, toy-type engine with the name "sheep" (Series IA) is a hundred meters from the entrance to the recreation center KPI. The building to which the engine is sideways - the State Polytechnic Museum, a huge exhibition on the theme of technological development in Ukraine. In the computer science and space exploration, for example - Russia's first telephone exchange in 1886, the first "Zaporozhets", tube radiograms, gramophones, televisions with small screen as a matchbox, the oldest computer the size of a house, printing machines and airplanes - all hand-made, that drives, swims, flies, and at the same time rumbles, clanks and grinds. The museum opened on the 100th anniversary of the Polytechnical Institute (September 14, 1998), Leonid Kuchma. They say that in honor of his visit to the cracks in the tiles by hand with white paint as a proofreader. Pobeda, 37, Building 6 241-7717 9:00 - 17:00 Break 13:00 - 14:00 Free entrance reservation Tour
WC in the yard of Bessarabian
Patriarchal place in the heart of the city for some reason stubbornly ignored by most people of Kiev, who hasten to relieve themselves in other paid or free public places. A rare institution, equally pompous and smelly, which in absolute availability, in spite of free entry, queue is not even in the days of holiday festivities. Khreshchatyk, 27, in the courtyard of the casino "Red Lion"
Ski Jump
Trampolines, maintained or completely neglected, for some reason fear to love to make movies and music videos directed by Moscow. Before realized that with jumps in this sense, the whole of last year competed only stewardesses. Such a photogenic monument developed sportindustrii Soviet times there and in Kiev. It's nice that we have found a springboard to more everyday use: here drinking beer and contemplate the city. Through the National Stadium, or the top lane of the Laboratory
"Old Kiev"
Pretty expensive basement cafe in the center, renovated ten years ago, has since ceased to be the main point hippovskoy the city, but not got no luxury room or a summer terrace or air-conditioning or good music - that's why summer is no one to interfere you have a bite. They say there little by little live gay - can not lie. str. Khreshchatyk 52 234-2503, 9:00 - 24:00
Hills Tatarka
From other public and popular places for picnics (water park, Pushcha-Voditsa) Tatarka is different in that there is a terrace and a shady area, occupying one of which you can be sure that you are not located next to someone else. In addition, the clean air here, it offers excellent views of the Obolon and Rybalskaya island. Tartar is near the center, so getting here is easy. Tartar is between Lukyanovka and hem. Better get here from the street. Sermon
Pylon with Gorky in the metro "Universitet"
The first section of the Kiev subway - just a little more than 5 km - between stations "Vokzalnaya", and "Dnipro" was opened in 1960. People riding on the case and just look. Then out of the station "University" opened directly into the Botanical Garden of the University. Reminder of this in the lobby were an incredible value kalanchoe, begonias and cacti. In the lower hall is still looking out niches in the pink-marble pylon eight plaster busts of Ukrainian and Russian cultural figures. It is known that type in a marble slab under the Maxim Gorky, pebbles and shells are like the back plate, to the cretaceous period - and it's not in the Museum of Geology, Academy of Sciences, and just like that. Metro "University", the lower hall
Climbing wall
The main place in Kiev for beginners and venerable climbers - they are trained in all seasons. Watch over them - a pleasure, but it is better to join them. Climbers - people friendly, they were happy to give necessary advice, and maybe someday even take with them on Mount Elbrus. Metro "Arsenal" Green Theatre
The house with the cats on Gogol
This century-old four-story building erroneously attributed to asymmetric Gorodetsky. The vast lancet window at the bottom of the right wing guards couple of cats-reliefs on the second floor fashioned frightening human faces, near the staircase windows - owl and then mugs. All of this house is a modern port: stupid and pompous entrance, and a bronze plaque too noticeable, and Euro windows on the left. A bust of the scientist-engineer Stepan Tymoshenko is just appropriate. And on the 4th floor, right, prior to 1995, he lived a great satirist Garik Conn with his grandmother and a ficus in tubs. str. Gogol, 23
Park of Friendship of Peoples
The immense space between the left and right banks of the Dnieper, in the Soviet era fitted under the park. Once here at the weekend, you can participate simultaneously in the cycle race, rally and a dog show. A special pleasure - a walk among the countless people picnicking. Petrovka metro author / tr stop "Park of Friendship of Peoples"
Moscow Bridge
People have a certain knack and a reckless, climb to the gallery under the bridge supports and moves in such a way from one coast to another. For the less decisive is guaranteed at least a new look at seemingly familiar structure. Petrovka metro author / tr station "Moskovsky Bridge"
Car lookout
The only place in town where you can see the whole left bank of Kiev, from the comfort of the car, nothing without risk. Free entry and police are rare. For lack of a city cinema in the open - and still is a great option romantic evening with your loved one. turn from the street. January Uprising of the gallery "Lavra" left on the cobbled road
Smorodinsky descent "Khrushchev's road"
The shortest path between Podil and Tatar was built when he was first secretary Nikita Khrushchev's Ukrainian Central Committee. The best place for extreme driving: a complex Pavestone serpentine forest with sharp turns blind is perfect for checking the brakes and nerves. str. Sermon - st. Frunze, 85
The area of Santiago de Chile
Few people of Kiev are aware that this area does exist. In the center - a monument to the symbol of the city of Santiago de Chile, and with his own coat of arms. They say that if you look at this monument long enough, it seems that the coat of arms on it goes up and down. We checked. Really goes. Obolon, the intersection of Prospect Street Heroes of Stalingrad and Malinowski
The concrete ship
We only know that like a submarine concrete structure built in the 30s of last century as a strategic site. Guard the adjacent territory, Mikhail Ivanovich, for example, is absolutely sure that the building is designed for war, that horsemen could cross the river Dnieper. Mikhail Ivanovich changer Anatoly agree with my colleague. to the left of "Show-park" Obolon
"Olzhin Dvіr"
9 years ago it plastered the walls of various paper currency, and customers were happy to contribute their mite in the design: car numbers in different countries, horse gear, from hats to konfederatki stalevarskogo visor, kerosene lamps with sewing machines and balalaika. The most ill-judged here left business cards - their place on the wall behind the bar. In terms of food - a little expensive for the institution where it is so smoky, but raznostilno from soups to dishes "Corrida" (bull balls of meat series Podolsky market in garlic sauce). In terms of spending time - you can talk loudly and playing music by acoustic method, likened regulars - party-goers of all stripes. first. Tithes, 7 212-2364, 212-3962
Monument to Alexander II
The only surviving monument of pre-revolutionary member of the Romanov family of Mark Antokolsky can be seen from a second floor window of the museum. In the courtyard can be accessed by supervisor polite, mild interest, or security guard on the pretext of alleged scientific work. Before the revolution, Alexander II stood on a pedestal, which is now - Taras Shevchenko in the same park. Patio of the Museum of Russian Art Street. Tereschenkivska 9
"Oksamit" on Proreznaya
Institution listed in the Office of gorspravke wine and vodka since the forties of last century (and the building and do a hundred and fifty years). It is somewhat reminiscent of both aksenovsky "Men's Club" and shop somewhere in Gagra, but in general - through the Soviet: blank burgundy curtains on the windows, a broken plastic leatherette stools at small tables standing, brutal carving, heavy sour smell of coffee. Especially touching three porcelain cup with a broken handle and non-tea spoons: one sugar for coffee in the other - salt to tomato juice, and the third - the water for rinsing after the first two. Over a glass of shirmochkoy passed, biting a sandwich, well respected people. Whether they like to go here: once they were students, now grown. str. Proresnaya 22 229-4727, 9:00 - 21:00
Guns' Kiev fortress "
"Oblique caponier" is known primarily from the fact that still struggles with the guardhouse at the metro station "Arsenal" for the right to be a prison Taras Shevchenko. In fact - the perfect place for a stroll, though no picnic, but roomy. Lead children here to look at the gun. Of all the guns mounted on the shaft of the real battle - only two: a gun with the Russian coat of arms, which were in service with the Russian army until the middle of the XIX century. All the rest are old drawings were cast at the factory "Arsenal" in the mid-90s, and using them as firing installation. str. Hospital, 24a Metro "Sports Palace" trolley bus stop "Museum" Kyiv fortress "
Castle Hill
One of the "Bald", arguing that the number, three or four little below the house number 22 on Andrew Descent, in depth, has a steep iron staircase to the top of the mountain. At the top of the trail on the left rests on the trampled clearing around high metal cross - a place of pilgrimage for hippies. To the cross made tie any laces and ribbons "for sbychu dream." The right direction is at the very Zamkovaya mountain, which, according to the excavation, inhabited by no less than four thousand years. Her recent settlers were Soviet communicators, but are gone and they left on their own felled pelengovuyu tower. If in order to walk, eat or see a panorama of Podil and the left bank of the Dnieper River - a beautiful version.
The cafe-bar "Ukrainian Brewery"
How to show your friends the National Bank of Ukraine, Administration of the President and top object of Kiev - The House with Chimeras (which is now inside the clinic of the Cabinet), lead them straight to the Art Nouveau mansion at the corner Institutska and Bankova labeled "Union of Writers of Ukraine." You need to get in, but not the front door, unless your company is not a writer. For the seventh year here openly pleasant in all respects with the establishment of quality traditional cuisine and a room for billiards. Here are busily at lunch and the National Bank, and the Cabinet and the Presidential Administration, and writers, and without protection. Staff remembers the summer, Igor went Sarukhanov, demanded bacon and tomato, but was satisfied with baked potatoes with garlic. And you can order a "Meat-Count" or firm "Steak-Brovarska" by selecting it on the map or vintage Georgian Crimean wine, and sit on the summer ground under a tent or under a lilac bush - quietly, slowly, without the crowds. str. Bankova, 2 253-33-27 11:00 - 23:00
Children's Railway Special network of narrow gauge railways built in the Soviet Union in 1953, the Day of railwayman (August 2). This was done to motivate these children, not toy, rails, hitch wagons, locomotives. School children from 12 years, and now they are learning from shunting traffic controllers, train drivers and conductors. Wearing a form of South-Western Railway, they run the locomotive on the stretch between stations "Cherry" and "Yablonka" and 100-meter railway bridge over a steep ravine, and ways to serve the two formulations of the mini-locomotive and four cars. For ticket stubs say passenger volume: perhaps it is a jubilee year, you'll be five millionth passenger. str. Shamrylo, 4 (in Forest Park Syretsko) 458-4834, Mon 11:00 - 16:00 other days on request tickets: 0,68 UAH. children, 1.36 USD. adult, children under 10 years free
Redoubts on Bald Mountain Tunnels, abandoned mines, digging redoubts, looted a military cemetery. A minimum of fantasy plus crowd Tolkienists. If you look for, where to join the fighting of several eras, where against the muskets and mortars - swords, bows, arrows, so it's here. Drive through the supermarket "Great Kyshenya", you can arrange a great picnic: people are few, secluded places and a lot cleaner than Trukhanov island. str. Kikvidze interchange at Borispol, travel straight on a forest road
"Babel" at the Cinema House Truly is a club restaurant and a cafe-bar on the second floor and a cafe on the third. Everywhere subdued light, as in the view, and certainly one of the filmmakers. For some reason, citizens, even the crowd in the lobby on the vast domkinoshnyh fairs Belarusian light industry to think that all these places are open only to its own. Citizens do not miss the pleasure of high quality, no fuss, prices for divine dinner in a nostalgic "Babel," whose current director Anatoly Aleksanyan - the only restaurant in Kiev, who plays the director: he was happy to sit down at a piano red "Foerster" for a very honorable and the most popular people. One of them, Alex Shpilyuk, knows the secret Aleksanyana: inconspicuous door behind "Babylon" is a small studio, where he was relatively quiet for daytime restaurant with friends writes very good music. In the days of former director Paul Bagratovich Markarova Aleksanyan accompanied here on the same piano jazz singer Natalie Top Góra. And Paul himself Bagratovich pack off from the hall, Vladimir Konkin, the loud drunk who called himself Pavel Korchagin, and cordially welcomed David Yanovich Cherkasky, who now prefers to "Babylon" and all other pub-togethers. str. Saksaganskogo 6 227-4513 restaurant and cafe-bar 11:00 - 23:00 coffee 10:00 - 20:00
"House Bergonie" At the cafe business card reads: "The only theater in Kiev, refectory," he's a theater snack bar, or cafe. There are two entrances: a summer terrace area with wicker furniture, and the next door with a service entrance to the theater Lesia Ukrainka (a glass wall between them creates the illusion of theatrical space.) From here go a long corridor past the door in the "Backstage" (art-cafe for dinners with the grand furniture and aquarium). The walls are plastered with black-and-white theater bills, which leaves ample autograph tele-photo-theater star - they are very interested to read in anticipation of the order. Prepare tasty, quick service, asking for money for this medium, and most importantly - what a pleasure to meet in the hall of the innocent dinner theater composer Suru Kochanowski, whose performance is being prepared for production of the theater. That release, and Alex, too, would write something on the wall. str. Pushkin, 17 234-2202 8:00 - 23:00
Kitaevo Despite the availability of addresses, this landscape called "Kitaevskaya deserts" is sought is not easy. We must move on, etc. Science (from the underground "Lybidskaya" bus ride to Korchevatogo, or by car, and even a bicycle) to the street Kitaevskoy, and then follow literally ringing. There is always ringing. Because there are two churches (Trinity, in a typical Ukrainian Baroque style, built Kovnir Simon, the author also of an entire street in Laurel) and another building, which, according to the latest legend, the Templars live and work. And under it all - caves that remain from the underground monastery XIV century. And all around - a chain of natural lakes in the shape of a horseshoe, from which springs fountains beat, as if to hide the bottom of the whales. A semi-circular lakes on the mountain - you can walk and walk. str. Kitaevskaya 1
Mosaic
Candles chestnuts, Ukrainian Madonna and her head is an adult Mowgli, the tractor is put on the wall of the building of the West Museum, Vladimir Ovchinnikov, who was director at the museum until 1978. It is said that he was engaged in it every day from 7 am, for my own pleasure and his own money. Clearly, Ovchinnikov like to have seen all the mosaic, but nowhere, except for the patio of the museum, he was not allowed to work. But thanks to this circumstance unimaginable characters are still alive. Patio of the Museum of Western and Oriental Art. Bogdan and Varvara Khanenko entry through the alley house number 17 on the street. Tereschenkivska;
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