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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
УкрEng
