Richard the Lionheart's CastleA Gothic Revival "castle" of towers and battlements halfway up Andriivskyi Uzviz: a 1902–1904 apartment house wrapped in legends about stolen drawings, howling walls and a knight-king from Viktor Nekrasov's childhood games.
Golden Gate in Kyiv: History of the Ancient City EntranceKyiv's Golden Gate, a mighty 11th-century defensive tower crowned by the Church of the Annunciation: its ruins, rediscovery, 1982 reconstruction and museum.
National Opera of UkraineUkraine's leading opera stage, housed in Viktor Schröter's building of 1901 — a theatre that has survived a fire, the shooting of Stolypin, the First Universal and two world wars.
House with ChimerasVladyslav Horodetskyi's own house on a cliff above Franko Square, with elephants, frogs, rhinos and sea monsters on the façade, now a residence of the President of Ukraine.
House with CatsA green Gothic Revival apartment house on Hoholivska Street, built in 1909 by engineer Volodymyr Bezsmertnyi, with cats by the window, owls, masks and a devil under the roof.
Baron's CastlePidhorskyi's house on Yaroslaviv Val, a red neo-Gothic 'castle' with a spired tower and winged figures over the gate, built in 1896–1898 by engineer Mykola Dobachevskyi.
Central Post OfficeA post-war “palace of the post” with a colonnaded portico at the corner of Khreshchatyk and Maidan Nezalezhnosti: Ukraine’s main post office and a witness to the 1989 tragedy and every Kyiv revolution.
Hedgehog in the Fog Monument in KyivA wooden Hedgehog in the Fog studded with 5,000 screws sits near the Golden Gate in Kyiv. Learn the story of this beloved monument and why its sign says Horse.
Kovalevsky Mansion in Kyiv: The Castle of LypkyThe Kovalevsky Mansion in Kyiv's Lypky is a castle-like 1914 landmark by Pavlo Aloshyn, with a railway-car room, Arabic motifs and a cat with the architect's mustache.
House with a Star, Khreshchatyk 25: History of Kyiv's Postwar TowerThe House with a Star at Khreshchatyk 25 was Kyiv's tallest building from 1954 to 1981. Discover its history, design, early sketches and the Druzhba cinema.
Kyiv TV Tower: Interesting FactsKyiv's 385-meter TV Tower is a freestanding steel lattice giant taller than the Eiffel Tower yet three times lighter. Key facts about its design and construction.
Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv: History and ArchitectureMariinskyi Palace in Kyiv, a baroque masterpiece designed by Rastrelli in the 1750s: its history, fires, reconstructions, interiors and ceremonial role.
Samson Fountain in Podil: Kyiv's Legendary Sacred SpringThe Samson Fountain in Kyiv's Podil: legends of a sacred spring, the city's first water supply, its demolition in 1934 and its recreation in 1982.
Kyiv FunicularA cable railway of 1905 that lifts you from Poshtova Square to Volodymyrska Hill in three minutes: part of the city transport network and the quickest way from Podil to the Upper Town.
Pedestrian and Cycle BridgeThe 2019 glass footbridge over Volodymyrskyi Uzviz that links Volodymyrska Hill with Khreshchatyi Park and the Arch of Freedom, and survived a missile strike on 10 October 2022.
Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian PeopleThe former People's Friendship Arch of 1982 above the Dnipro: its Soviet sculptures were removed in 2022–2024, leaving an empty arc that marks the break with Russia.
Kyiv's Deviation Tower: The Mysterious Tower in the DniproA strange tower rises from the middle of the Dnipro in Kyiv. Locals once called it a secret tunnel entrance, but it really helps ships calibrate their compasses.
Monument to Hetman Ivan Mazepa (Eternal Kyiv)Unveiled in 2009, Frank Meisler's Eternal Kyiv sculpture honors Hetman Ivan Mazepa with a rotating dove above the churches he built. Discover its story and symbols.
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