1.Where does Kyiv stand?
2.What is the patron saint of Kyiv?
3.What sights do you know in Kyiv? (4 sights)
4.When was Kyiv founded and by whom?
5.What was the main temple of Kyiv Rus?
6.What do you know about St. Andrew’s Church?
7.What is the oldest part of Kyiv and what is it famous for now?
8.How can you explain the word “Khreshchatyk”?
9.What does the word “Podil” mean? What was it in the past?
10.What can you see on Independence Square?
11.What was Independence Square in the past? How do Ukrainians use it now?
12.What sights would you like to visit in Kyiv and why?
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1. Kyiv located on the Dnieper River in north-central Ukraine.
2. Archangel Michael
3. The Motherland Monument; The Holy Dormition Kyiv Caves Lavra; Saint Sophia Cathedral; Andriivskyi Descent.
4. According to legend, it was founded by Prince Kiy of Polanyi with his brothers Shchek and Khoryv and their sister Lybid.
5. Saint Sophia Cathedral.
6. St. Andrew's Church is an Orthodox church in honor of St. Andrew in the baroque style, a monument of architecture and monumental painting of the 18th century. of world importance in Kyiv, built according to the project of the outstanding architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
7. Podil is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Kyiv, and the birthplace of the city's trade, commerce and industry. Among the most famous sights of Podol are Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, river port, Florovsky Monastery, Ilyinskaya Church, funicular, Samson Fountain.
8. The modern main street of Kyiv is a valley between the Old Town and Pechersk. This valley was crossed by other valleys, or beams. Hence the name: cross-crossed, or Khreshta dolina, Khreshchatyk.
9. The name Podil derives from an old Slavic word meaning "lowlands". During the time of Kievan Rus, Podol and its quarters Gonchary, Kozhemyaki, Degtyari were the trade and craft center of Kiev, the mouth of the Pochaina River served as a harbor, the river served as one of the routes from the Varangians to the Greeks.
10. The main architectural monuments of Independence Square are: Hotel "Ukraine"; October Palace; House of Trade Unions; main post office; Kyiv State Conservatory; Shopping center "Globus".
11. For almost 200 years, there was a wasteland with the remains of ramparts on the site of the Maidan. In the 19th century, a market square was laid out in its place. In size close to the present, the square was formed in the 1830s. Then it was called Khreshchatitskaya - after the name of the street adjoining it. Independence Square is used for demonstrations, for concerts, for holidays, and just for festivities.
12. There are a large number of museums and modern art galleries in Kyiv, where you can get acquainted with the history of the region, look at works of art, learn a lot of interesting information about the city. The most interesting of them are the Mikhail Bulgakov Museum, the Golden Gate Museum and the National Museum of the History of Ukraine.