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Over 1500 years old, Kiev is one of several most historic European cities. However, the Ukrainian capital remains an undiscovered gem of European sightseeing, with its dazzling array of historical Slavic cathedrals and palaces and sweeping green lawns.

Some quick days are not pretty much enough to explore the wonderful sights and cultural sites which Kiev offers, yet in case your travels determine a tight period budget, listed below are three of the most gorgeous structures which you shouldn’t miss visiting in Kiev.

Pecherska Lavra (Печерська лавра)

This sprawling complex of underground places of worship, called the Monastery of Caves, is over nine hundred years old, founded in the 11th century. A historic Eastern Orthodox Monastery, this maze of tunnels and caves is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The golden domes of St. Sophia Cathedral, which keeps watch over the underground complex, are an instantly incomparable feature of the Kiev skyline. Several much loved saints rest in the underground tunnels and catacombs of the Lower Lavra, while in the Upper Lavra you may find quite a few state-owned museums, which includes an unusual and amazing collection of miniatures.

When arranging your visit to Percheska Lavra, be sure you put on suitable clothes, including covered hair and dresses for women.

The Horodetsky Building

Located along relaxing Bakanova Street close to downtown Kiev, the Horodetsky Building is also referred to as the House with Chimeras, as it is adorned with strange and eerie grotesques (often known as chimeras) in the form of fairy maidens, mythical animals, frogs, lizards, snakes and other unsavory creatures. Designed by Vladislav Gorodezhkii, a Kiev architect, as his personal residence, many city legends are around the house and its beginning, probably the most disturbing of them being that Gorodezhkii ornamented the house with the creatures he thought kept watching over his late girl.

The House with Chimeras is located straight across from the Ukrainian Presidential Building at 10 Bakanova Street.

Mariyinsky Palace

Just across from the Horodetsky Building is Kiev’s most exceptional architectural gem, Mariyinsky Palace, the ceremonial place of the Leader of Ukraine. Designed in a beautiful Baroque style which harkens to the wonderful Imperial buildings of Vienna, Mariyinksy Palace is decorated in notable blue and cream colors and looks out onto a wide open tiled mall at its front gate. The palace was completed in 1752 and had been the main residence for the Governers-General throughout the eighteenth and 19th centuries. It’s now used mainly for state receptions.

Mariyinsky Palace is found within Kiev’s rich Central Park, so make sure to spend an hour or so meandering through the park, that is home to Lover’s Bridge and gives some incredible sights of the Dnipro River from its terraces.

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