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A smaller monument nearby is dedicated to the whopping three million Ukranians,
mostly young women, who were used as slave labour in Germany. Many of them died
because of terrible conditions and allied bombing raids targeting German industries.
Another monument was erected in 2001 beside Dorohozhychi metro to commemorate
the Jewish children who perished at Babyn Yar.
Central Botanical Gardens PARK
(vul Tymiriazivska 1; adult/student 20/10uah) The long, steep hill running along the Dnipro
River from Olympic Stadium and Mariyinsky Palace to Rodina Mat continues south for
several kilometres, eventually becoming the Central Botanical Gardens. The gardens'
fastidiously manicured grounds are criss-crossed by a network of paths leading to hidden
viewpoints and churches frozen in time.
The botanical gardens are tricky to reach by public transport. Take trolleybus 14 or bus
62 from Pecherska metro to the final stop.
Vydubytsky Monastery CHURCH
(vul Vydubytska 40; Druzhby Narodiv) Few churches appear more frozen in time than
those of the Vydubytsky Monastery, nestled into the hill's dense foliage beneath the Cen-
tral Botanical Gardens. If you found the crowds at the Lavra a little too much to bear - or
if you're just into intense serenity - you should not hesitate to come here. The monastery,
which is thought to be at least as old as Kyiv, is looking in fine fettle today after centur-
ies of catastrophes followed by years of Soviet neglect. The monastery is home to a small
community of monks, who, quite frankly, have chosen a much more monk-friendly place
to practise their faith than the increasingly touristy Lavra.
The bucolic church looking down on the monastery from the crest of the hill is the re-
cently restored Trinity Cathedral .
Aviation Museum MUSEUM
( http://aviamuseum.com.ua ; vul Medova 1; admission 50uah, photo 10uah; 10am-7pm Wed-Sun)
Soviet aviation might have been a target of ridicule lately, yet it was a mighty industry
that outcompeted the Germans in WWII and raced neck-to-neck with the Americans dur-
ing the Cold War. Located at the far side of Zhulyany airfield, this open-air museum dis-
plays dozens of aircraft designed to carry people or tanks, land on ice or water and in-
deed to bomb the hell out of Western Europe. The museum is about a 1.5km walk along
vul Medova from the roundabout in front of Zhulyanya airport's new terminal, or take a
taxi.
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