Architecture (Kyiv)

chocolate house

This house is often compared to Florentine palaces. I'm not an expert, but I think it's too much even for Florence. The facades are oversaturated with stucco and these elements seem to interfere with each...

olanko1

• 3 years ago

Church of St. Nicholas Embankment

Church of Nicholas Naberezhny

Two temples next to each other that do not harmonize very much with each other. In the yard is the grave of Georgy Gongadze. He was a parishioner of this church and baptized his daughters here...

olanko1

• 3 years ago

Richard's Castle Lion's Heart

Richard's Castle

In fact, this house has nothing to do with the English King Richard the Lionheart, who lived in the 12th century. It was built in 1902-1904 according to the project of architect R. Marfeld by order of...

olanko1

• 3 years ago

Golden Gate

The Golden Gate was one of the three great city gates built under Yaroslav the Wise. The construction of the gate together with St. Sophia Cathedral is mentioned in the "Tale of Bygone Years" in 1037...

olanko1

• 3 years ago

National Bank building

Building of the National Bank of Ukraine

In Kyiv, at 9 Institutska Street, there is a majestic, monumental building of the National Bank of Ukraine, which impresses with its beauty and sophistication. Construction began in the fall of 1902 on...

olanko1

• 3 years ago