Hidden gems in Kyiv

The Golden Gate of Kyiv (Ukrainian: Золоті ворота, romanized: Zoloti vorota, IPA: [zoloˈt⁽ʲ⁾i woˈrɔtɐ]) was the main gate in the 11th century fortifications of Kyiv, the capital of the Kievan Rus'. It was likely named in imitation of the Golden Gate of Constantinople.

The Mariinskyi Palace (Ukrainian: Маріїнський палац, romanized: Mariinskyi palats) is the official residence of the president of Ukraine. The Elizabethan baroque palace is sited on the right bank of the Dnipro River in Kyiv, Ukraine, adjoining the neo-classical building of the Verkhovna Rada, the parliament of Ukraine.

Khreshchatyk (Ukrainian: Хрещатик, pronounced [xreˈʃtʃɑtɪk]) is the main street of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine. The street is 1.

The Volodymyrska Hill or Saint Volodymyr Hill (Ukrainian: «Володимирська гірка», romanized: "Volodymyrska hirka") is a large 10. 6 hectares (0.

The Kyiv Opera group in Ukraine was formally established in the summer of 1867, and is the second oldest opera in Ukraine, after Odesa Opera and before Lviv Opera. The Kyiv Opera Company perform in the Kyiv Opera House, named after Taras Shevchenko.