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19th century to mark 900 years of Orthodox Christianity in the city, its yellow exterior
and seven blue domes conform to standard Byzantine style. However, inside it breaks
new ground by displaying Art Nouveau influences.
Huge murals, flecked with golden accents, include a painting of Volodymyr the
Great's baptism into Orthodox Christianity in Chersoneses (now Khersones) and of Ky-
iv's citizens being herded into the Dnipro River for a mass baptism soon afterwards.
Fomin Botanical Gardens GARDENS
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( Universytet) Lying behind the Universytet metro station building, the land-
scaped gardens are best visited in spring when just about everything there is blooming. A
short walk to the left from the entrance, you'll find a leaning apron-clad bronze figure
wielding something that looks like a bow. This strange-looking monument is dedicated to
the professors and students who died defending Kyiv in WWII. Students cynically call it
'monument to the deceased botanist' - 'botanist' being the Russian slang word for nerd.
KYIV IN…
Two Days
Stroll down the main boulevard, vul Khreshchatyk, from Bessarabsky Rynok
( Click here ) market to maydan Nezalezhnosti ( Click here ) . Head up to Zoloti
Vorota ( Click here ) for a drink on the terrace before moving on to St Sophia's
Cathedral ( Click here ) and St Michael's Monastery ( Click here ). Catch the funicu-
lar down to Podil , visit the Chornobyl Museum ( Click here ) and then walk up
Andriyivsky uzviz . Dine at Kanapa ( Click here ) .
Arrive early on the second day at the Kyevo-Pecherska Lavra, before visiting
Rodina Mat ( Click here ) and the Museum of the Great Patriotic War ( Click here ).
Return to the city centre on Kyiv's astonishingly deep metro . Wander around
Shevchenko Park and sample blyny(pancakes) from the O'Panas Blyny Stand
( Click here ). Check out the Bohdan & Varvara Khanenko Museum of Arts , then
rest up before hitting a few bars and clubs.
Four Days
Follow the two-day itinerary and on the third day visit the Pyrohovo Museum of
Folk Architecture ( Click here ) . Visit Babyn Yar ( Click here ) and a few more mu-
seums. In summer head to the beach at Truhaniv Island ( Click here ) .
Museums & Galleries
 
 
 
 
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