Fomin Botanical GardenKyiv’s oldest botanical garden (1839), right behind the university’s Red Building: terraces and alleys, the spring Magnolia Garden and glasshouses with century-old palms.
Taras Shevchenko Park in Kyiv: History of a Beloved ParkShevchenko Park in central Kyiv began as the University Park in 1890. Learn its story, from an emperor's visit to the famous Shevchenko monument of 1939.
Kyiv ZooOne of Ukraine's oldest zoos: an enthusiasts' menagerie in the Botanical Garden, at Shuliavka since 1913. Home to Horace the elephant and Animal Island; its staff stayed with the animals through the war.
Babyn YarThe ravine where the Nazis shot tens of thousands of people in 1941–1943, above all the Jews of Kyiv. Today a memorial preserve with the Menorah, the Symbolic Synagogue and dozens of memorials.
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