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ROUTE No. 3






1. Podil is a historic neighbourhood in Kiev. It is one of the oldest places that dates back to the 9th century.

In Kyivan Rus times it used to be a crafting and trading centre.

It still boasts many architectural and historical landmarks.

Podil’s attractions include: churches, convents, the Kyiv-Mohyla University, the Fountain of Samson, the Merchant Yard and many monuments.

Nowadays Podil is a very popular tourist destination.

2. The Dormitory Church of Pirogoschey was built in 1132-1136 by the sons of Prince Volodymyr Monomakh.

The name originated from a Greek icon brought to Kyiv from Byzantium.

The Church was first mentioned in The Tale of Igor’s Campaign as a temple decorated with frescoes and mosaics.

In 1935 it was demolished by the Bolsheviks and restored in 1998 in a Byzantine style.

Now you can go inside and look around.

3. The Fountain of Samson is a Baroque fountain constructed in the 18th century.

It was designed by Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi, a graduate of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

It was built to improve the water distribution system in the city.

Originally it had 4 piers with 2 Corinthian columns and was topped by the statue of St.Andrew.

In 1809 a statue of an angel was replaced by a wooden sculpture of Samson.

In 1935 the Fountain was demolished by the Bolsheviks and rebuilt in 1981.

4. The Kyiv-Mohyla Academy was created in 1632 by Petro Mohyla, the Metropolitan of Kyiv.

The Academy educated the Ukrainian political and intellectual elite [ei'l: t] in the 17th and 18th centuries.

It admitted students from Russia, Belarus, Poland, Serbia, Moldova, Bulgaria and Greece.

It trained Mazepa, Skovoroda, Orlyk, Skoropadsky, Lomonosov.

Nowadays it is a well-known university that teaches students in economics, law, computer sciences.

5. The Contracts House is a trade building constructed in 1817 in a Classical style.

The faç ade /fə 'sa: d/ features four Doric columns topped by a triangular roof.

The House is two-storeyed. On the first floor you could find shops, the second floor used to be a colonnaded /kalə 'neidid/ concert hall visited by Franz Liszt, Pushkin, Gogol, Balzac, Shevchenko.

Nowadays it houses the Ukrainian Interbank Currency Exchange.

6. The House of Peter the Great was erected in the 18th century.

As it was reconstructed many times, its original form is unknown.

The faç ade /fə 'sa: d/ features a lovely two-storeyed porch with an arcade.

The legend has it that the tsar Peter the Great stayed in the house when he was visiting Kyiv in 1706-1707.

It used to be a psychiatric /saiki'æ trik/ hospital, an orphan home.

Nowadays it is a cultural building.

7. The Frolivsky Monastery is a convent dating back to the 16th century.

In the 18th century it was run by Ivan Mazepa’s mother and expanded a great deal.

Now it consists of the main three-domed church built in a Baroque style, a bell tower built in a Neoclassical style, a refectory and other structures.

One of the notable residents of the convent was Princess Natalia Dolgorukova, one of the first Russian female writers.

Now you can look around.

8. The 3d Gymnasium was originally a classical town house belonging to a wealthy Kyivite Nazarius Sukhota.

In the mid-19th century it housed the city council.

In 1876-1878 it expanded and became a male gymnasium.

It trained famous doctors, economists, philosophers, poets.

Now it is a Students Activity Centre.

9. The Pokrovska Church is an architectural monument of the 18th century.

It was built by the architect Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi in a Ukrainian Baroque style.

The ensemble includes a church, a two-storeyed annex and a bell tower.

The church features plastic dé cor /'deiko: /, a Ukrainian typical porch, three-part traditional division.

500 years ago at this place there was an Armenian church.

10. The Balabukh Town House belonged to the merchant family Balabukh known for producing jam and candied fruit.

The style is a mix of classicism and Ukrainian baroque.

The legend has it the recipe was revealed to the family by Catherine’s II court confectioner who broke his leg and was stuck in Kyiv.

In front of the house that dates back to the 18th century, you can see a small park and a sculpture of a Cossack and a Folk Minstrel.

 


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