http://img82.exs.cx/img82/6388/ukraine3sj.gif

KIEV > Old Architecture:

http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-23.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-27.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-28.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-29.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-33.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-35.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-36.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-37.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-4.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-49.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-50.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-51.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-52.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-53.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-54.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-55.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-56.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-57.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-58.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-59.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-60.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-61.jpg

absolutely gorgeous pics

KIEV > Historical Places:

http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist1.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist2.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist3.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist4.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist5.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist6.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist7.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist8.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist9.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist10.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist11.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist12.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist13.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist14.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist15.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist16.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/other_historical/800_600/hist17.jpg

i absolutely live that palace :eek2:

KIEV > Modern City:

http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-1.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-2.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-3.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-5.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-6.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-7.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-8.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-9.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-10.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-11.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-12.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-13.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-14.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-15.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-16.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-17.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-18.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-19.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-20.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-21.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-22.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-24.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-25.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-26.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-30.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-31.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-32.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-34.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-38.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-39.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-40.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-41.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-42.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-43.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-44.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-45.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-46.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-47.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/modern_buildings_streets/800_600/Kiev-48.jpg

KIEV > Churches:

http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch1.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch2.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch3.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch4.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch5.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch6.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch7.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch8.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch9.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch10.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch11.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch12.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch13.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch14.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch15.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch16.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch17.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch18.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch19.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch20.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch21.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch22.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/churches/800_600/ch23.jpg

Sergei you forgot one of my FAVOURITE churches in Kyiv!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/stmichael/minstrel.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/stmichael/st_michaels_church.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/stmichael/St_Michaels_Church2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/stmichael/stmichael.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/stmichael/stmichael_in.jpg

(mural on outside)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/stmichael/16tma_michael_mural.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/nathan21/ukraine/stmichael/carte-15.jpg

St. Michael's

but great pics :) that windmill set was weird though(in a funny way) XD

@Nate, I didn't forget your church. It didn't load right, but now it works! ;)

@ahsm57, go right ahead. I'm not done though. ;)

KIEV > Monuments:

http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/monuments/800_600/mon1.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/monuments/800_600/mon2.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/monuments/800_600/mon3.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/monuments/800_600/mon4.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/monuments/800_600/mon5.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/monuments/800_600/mon6.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/monuments/800_600/mon7.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/monuments/800_600/mon8.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/monuments/800_600/mon9.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/monuments/800_600/mon10.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/monuments/800_600/mon11.jpg

@Nate, I didn't forget your church. It didn't load right, but now it works! ;)

@ahsm57, go right ahead. I'm not done though. ;)

alrighty then... well there are more pics anyways, since it is a nice building :tongue2:

KIEV > Dnieper River:

http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/dnieper_bridges/800_600/br1.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/dnieper_bridges/800_600/br2.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/dnieper_bridges/800_600/br3.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/dnieper_bridges/800_600/br4.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/dnieper_bridges/800_600/br5.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/dnieper_bridges/800_600/br6.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/dnieper_bridges/800_600/br7.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/dnieper_bridges/800_600/br8.jpg

CRIMEA > Mounts and Sea:

http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0262.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0263.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0264.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0280.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0289.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0291.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0295.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0299.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0304.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0309.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0311.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0314.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0315.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0323.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0324.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0325.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0328.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0332.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0333.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0335.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0336.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0354.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0356.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0357.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0358.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0370.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0374.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0387.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0409.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0411.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0415.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0417.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0420.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0421.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0422.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0423.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0424.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0425.jpg
http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/crimea/foto-0429.jpg

SUPER!!!!

beau·ti·ful (byū'tə-fəl) pronunciation
adj.

1. Having qualities that delight the senses, especially the sense of sight.
2. Excellent; wonderful.


P.S. Sergei, unblock me.

awesome pics!
but it belongs in the Your Cities section, though I'll do it later in order for the thread to get more attention on the front page

new architecture in Kiev is really bad (kitchy), other pics are very nice

Hmmmm very nice historical buildings, ugly modern buildings overall - NOTHING SPECIAL ...

http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-57.jpg

who lived there on the very beginning? XVII, XVIII c?
I try to find beautiful palace on today's Ukraine built by polish baron Rzewuski or Szczesny (I can't remember).

http://www.pronto.kiev.ua/foto/kyiv/historical_buildings/800_600/Kiev-57.jpg

who lived there on the very beginning? XVII, XVIII c?
I try to find beautiful palace on today's Ukraine built by polish baron Rzewuski or Szczesny (I can't remember).
Mariinsky Dvorets (Mariinsky Palace), 1750-1755. Named in honor of Tsar Alexander II's wife, the Empress Maria. This beautiful blue- and cream-colored palace is similar in style to the imperial summer estates in St. Petersburg. This building was designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli, Empress Elizabeth's favorite architect, and built under the direction of Moscow architect Ivan Michurin. It's a lovely mixture of Ukrainian and Russian Baroque. Before the 1917 Revolution, the palace was used as residence for visiting members of the imperial family. Today, the building is used for official state functions and is closed to the public. 5 Hrushevsky Street. Trolley bus #20 to Mariinsky Park and then walk past the Supreme Rada (Parliament) Building.

Another palace in Crimea, the Vorontsov Palace:

http://www.bitp.kiev.ua/hadrons/crimea2001/vorpalac.jpg

http://neespi.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/yalta/100_3256.jpg

I've been here with my friend last summer :) :)

well this thread is now officially re-opened :okay:
please try to restrain yourselves this time, or you'll get sanctioned too

well this thread is now officially re-opened :okay:
please try to restrain yourselves this time, or you'll get sanctioned too

FINALLY! Thanks!

Fantastic pictures. How big is city center in Kiev? It looks excellent. Even better than in Moscow. Is it posted in World Forum? Such excellent pictures just must be posted there (Historical center and Crimea). Modern Kiev looks interesting, but not so developed as center. But that's a problem for all soviet and north cities...



good work phil, btw.

"Even better than in Moscow"

Evrybody always liked S.Pete, Kyiv in former
USSR more than Moscow. It's not going to change any time soon. But that
a pretty usual thing. Wawa not the most likibale city in Poland (but hey, try to tall this to Warsowian :)

IMHO always better say former soviet cities :)

Like my friends koniaczeq and Delfin said in not very diplomatic words ;), old Kiev architecture looks imposing, but the new one is average (including train station), and some shown buldings aren't even average. I suppose that You've presented "all the best" so in ukrainian capital there is lack of modern architecture on the highest level like in Warsaw in the early '90s. I hope it will change soon (in Moscow it is changing now).


Wawa not the most likibale city in Poland (but hey, try to tall this to Warsowian :)
This example is quite disputable. ;)

"in Moscow it is changing now" i am glad you one of few who noticed

BTW why my example is diputable?

"in Moscow it is changing now" i am glad you one of few who noticed

BTW why my example is diputable?
Because it depends on what You like. In comparison with Warsaw other polish cities are quite small. When You're in Warsaw You feel this size difference. For example I like Cracow, but I can't, say I would prefer it than Warsaw. Of course If You like sightseeing and old (gothic or reinnesance) achitecture You would prefer Coracow, Gdansk or Wroclaw, but if you like mixture of old and new, and big city atmosphere (like in London for example) you would love Warsaw. We have much things to do to make Warsaw look in some distritcts like London, but the good thing is, changes are getting faster year by year.
You should also remember that most of the piscuter in the Internet show Old Town and Skyscrapers, but between them is located most of the Center District, when there were huge changes in the last few years.

OK like i said "(but hey, try to tall this to Warsowian :)

OK like i said "(but hey, try to tall this to Warsowian :)
lol
your personal opinion vs my personal opinion
You will say I'm biased, but a lot of foreigners, who had visited Warsaw and other polish cities, had the same opinion. Seeing photos it's not everything.

Let's stop offtopic. :)

No problem

Just wanted to mention, Petr, I didn't pick the best photos of modern buildings in Kiev, as you mentioned. I simply posted all the photos I found from this one photographer.

Interesting pictures.

I must say that I share the view of those criticizing the "modern" Kyiv. In fact, real Kyivians ( when I say real Kyivians, I mean those who are at least 3rd generation Kyivians, because there are many newcomers/migrants who have a different opinion ) criticize the new "modern" constructions much more harshly than people did here.

Actually Kyivans are so conservative in terms of architecture, that Kyiv has the possibly largest in the world construction of residential areas resembling 19th century neoclassicism. Entire new streets which look as if they were constructed in 1880's. And I personally share the same taste.

coth, by city centre I assume you mean the "old" districts. Unfortunately, they are mixed with commieblocks, mostly hrushevki ( which make up 15% of Kyiv's buildings and are planned to be demolished by new experimental program recently adopted ). However, about half of the right bank Kyiv is made up of such districts. That would be about 35% of Kyiv. Which is very large. There is no single "old" district, but at least 3. Downtown-Lipky, Podil and Andrijivskyj Uzviz area.

doc, really? That's interesting to know. Because opinions on whether Moscow or St.Petersburg resemble Kyiv more are always divided 50% by 50%, at least in my personal experience. Then there's an alternative opinion that St.Petersburg resembles Odessa and Moscow Kharkiv.

BUMP! I think a lot of people still haven't seen this! :)

beautiful is crimea

i'm gonna visit Kyiv and kharkiv this summer , Can't wait , juts loving those pics.

good for you and you spelled them right :jk:

I think this will be interesting for new members to see! :)

Amazing thread, thanks for posting! :cheers: I hope to visit Ukraine next year, and have read about it in several web sites and guidebooks, but didn't come across such a good picture collection until now.

Amazing thread, thanks for posting! :cheers: I hope to visit Ukraine next year, and have read about it in several web sites and guidebooks, but didn't come across such a good picture collection until now.
Oh we have many more pictures around here. Browse around, or ask for a search of a particular city in the Request-a-Search. ;)

Hmmmm very nice historical buildings, ugly modern buildings overall - NOTHING SPECIAL ...

IMO they look a lot like the modern buildings in Kazakhstan

I loved the Crimea pics :okay:

uh... this thread is 3 years old.

I just came across it :dunno:

How?

I saw the link at the bottom of a new Ukraine post in the general photography section.
And btw I didn't realize it was 3 yrs old :lol:

Hahahhaha! :colgate:

Wonderful pics , especially Crimea/Крим...