Starokyivska Hill

Starokyivska Hill is a forest in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Starokyivska Hill is situated nearby to the locality Бабин торжок, as well as near the neighborhood Kyiv Kremlin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Sophia Cathedral and House with Chimeras.

Saint Sophia Cathedral

Church

Photo: Rbrechko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, 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.

House with Chimeras

Photo: Romankravchuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

House with Chimaeras or Horodetsky House is an Art Nouveau building located in the historic Lypky neighborhood of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Situated across the street from the President of Ukraine's office at No.

National Art Museum of Ukraine

Museum

Photo: Fotoswetik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The National Art Museum of Ukraine is a museum dedicated to Ukrainian art in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyiv and Podil.

Kyiv

Photo: Stardrifter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine, 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.

Podil

Suburb

Podil or Podol, also known in English as the Lower City, is a historic neighborhood in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is located on a floodplain terrace over the Dnieper between the Kyiv Hills and the lower stream of Pochaina River.