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Kyiv, Ukraine
Kyiv Academic Puppet Theatre
Ukraine's oldest puppet theatre spent eight years homeless, and some of its star performers are over 80 years old.
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Kyiv, Ukraine is a city of strong willed citizens that has served as an important industrial, scientific, educational and cultural center of Eastern Europe. Both the capital and the most populous city in Ukraine, the city has an extensive system of public transport and infrastructure, including the Kyiv Metro. Intermixed with exquisite ancient Baroque architecture of bold cathedrals are unwavering examples of modern construction making the cityscape an ever interesting site to explore.
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Kyiv, Ukraine
Mariinsky Palace
Built for an empress who never visited, destroyed twice by fire and bombs—yet nothing of the original 1752 palace remains.
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Kyiv, Ukraine
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
The red paint predates WWI by 72 years, but tour guides still blame Nicholas II for the color choice that actually matched an imperial order's ribbon.
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Kyiv, Ukraine
Iskul Hildenbrand House
Affectionately known as the Pink Castle by locals, the Iskul Hildenbrand House looks like something straight out of a fairy tale.
Kyiv, Ukraine
St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral
This bright yellow cathedral built in the late 1800s has survived four wars and multiple threats to destroy its historic presence.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Roue de Paris
This transportable ferris wheel had a larger predecessor, the Grande Roue de Paris. Its passenger cars were used by displaced families from World War I.
Kyiv, Ukraine
SC Olimpiyskiy
This is the largest sports complex in Eastern Europe, seating north of 100,000 spectators, is home to the Dynamo Kyiv football club.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Kyiv Metro
The Kyiv Metro is the backbone of Ukrainian public transport. First proposed in 1884, it was seventy-five years before its first five rapid-transit stations opened.
Kyiv, Ukraine
National Art Museum of Ukraine
This art museum in Ukraine was opened in 1904 and is dedicated to Ukrainian art and culture.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Marshrutka
Popular in Russia and Ukraine, these minibuses began as a luxury transport service giving tourists the experience of riding in cars reserved for Soviet officials.
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