01) Kiev viewed from the plane.
02) Commieblocks and the river Dnieper.
03) The river is quite wide, which is not strange because in Ukraine the river is full of hydroelectric stations and dams.
04) The skyline of Kiev rises like a wall at the horizon. Urban sprawl is quite rare, but many people dream of
suburbia, so i have my doubts if this view of a compact city remains the same in the future.
05) This is the view from my hotelroom. We can see the Kiev TV Tower. This tower is 385m tall and is constructed in 1973. Initially, this tower planned for Moscow, but the people there prefered a more 'solid' tower which resulted in the Ostankino Tower. So this design was used in Kiev, but to please Moscow, the height was shortened by 30 meters.
06) This is the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, also known as the Monastery of the Caves, an Orthodox Christian monastery which was founded in 1015.
07) The giant statue of Rodina Mat, which means 'Nations Mother'. This was build to memorate the war against Nazi-Germany.
08) Apparments at the riverbank. On the right side of this picture, a
402 meter tall skyscraper is planned.
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12) The Monastery of Caves is one of the most important monasteries for monks of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It's also interesting to notice that there is a underground network of tunnels and
caves beneath.
13) The gardens.
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23) A few minutes walk from the monastery we can find the Museum of the Great Patriotic War.
24) The giant statue, nicknamed
Tin Tits is one of the tallest statues in the world. The height is 102 m, from which 62 m is taken by the statue itself. The weight of this lady is 530 ton.
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26) These tanks are nowadays a monument for peace.
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28) A lot of militairy vehicles were displayed outside, most of them are a heritage of the Soviet Union. These vehicles displayed here were used in the war in Afghanistan.
29) A truck which is, or was, capable of launching nuclear rockets.
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33) This part of the city is home to the uber-rich.
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36) A lot of expensive German and Japanese cars in Kiev. The Mercedes (AMG) S, BMW 7 or Lexus' are very populair. And relatively speaking, cheap.
37) For the soccer fans, the entrance of Dynamo Kiev's stadium.
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41) The independence square, home of the Orange Revolution in 2004.
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48) The belltower of the Saint Sophia seen from the Bohdan Khmelnytsky Square. The church is only used in special occasions, because this church is claimed by catholics and orthodox believers.
49) The cathedral is a World Heritage Site.
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51) Notice the poster in the background.
52) The building with the dome is the Verkhovna Rada, home of the Ukranian parlement.
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54) The St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, demolished by the Soviet authorities in the 1930s, but was recently reconstructed after Ukraine gained its independence.
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58) Quite common in Kiev, small shops where you can buy food, drinks and sigarettes.
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