Eastern Europe
Ukraine
Kyiv Oblast

Old Kyiv

Old Kyiv is a historical neighborhood of . Other names include Upper City, Old Town, and others. It is located at the far eastern portion of the Shevchenkivskyi District.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Sophia Cathedral and Bohdan Khmelnytsky.

Church
Photo: Rbrechko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The in , Ukraine, is an architectural monument of Kyivan Rus'. The former cathedral is one of the city's best known landmarks and the first heritage site in Ukraine to be inscribed on the World Heritage List along with the Kyiv Cave Monastery complex.

Memorial
Photo: Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monument is a monument in dedicated to , the first Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host. It was built in 1888 and is one of the oldest sculptural monuments in Kyiv.

Museum
Photo: George Chernilevsky, Public domain.
The of Kyiv was the main gate in the 11th century fortifications of , the capital of the Kievan Rus'. It was named in imitation of the of Constantinople.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyiv Kremlin and Kyiv.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Photo: Stardrifter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of , as well as the country's largest and most vibrant city. It is a city where the golden domes of Orthodox cathedrals sit amidst royal palaces and the grey concrete of Soviet Brutalist buildings.

Quarter
Photo: Kamelot, Public domain.
is a quarter.

Old Kyiv

Latitude
50.45352° or 50° 27′ 13″ north
Longitude
30.51607° or 30° 30′ 58″ east
Open location code
9G2GFG38+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2962022987
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Wiki­data ID
Q1279216
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Old Kyiv” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Стары Кіеў”
  • Chinese: “基輔老城”
  • Czech: “Horní město”
  • Czech: “Starý Kyjev”
  • German: “Alt-Kiew”
  • German: “Altes Kiew”
  • Japanese: “古キエフ”
  • Russian: “Верхний город”
  • Russian: “Старый Город”
  • Russian: “Старый Киев”
  • Spanish: “Viejo Kiev”
  • Ukrainian: “Верхнє місто”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе місто”
  • Ukrainian: “Старий Київ”
  • Ukrainian: “Старокиївська Гора”
  • Vietnamese: “Phổ cổ Kiev”
  • Vietnamese: “Phổ cổ Kyiv”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Литовський сквер and Bell tower.

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