UKRAINIAN CITIES. PLACES TO SEE IN UKRAINE

1. UKRAINIAN
CITIES
PLACES TO SEE IN UKRAINE
There are many places worth sightseeing on the territory of Ukraine because of
its ancient history.
Грушко О.О.

2. A wide range of interesting things awaits the tourists, beginning with
Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, where there exist magnificent historic
sights
St. Sophia's Cathedral (1017—1031)
the Kyiv Cave Monastery (1051)
and numerous museums.

3. A cruise on the Dnipro
River offers visitors
a fascinating
introduction to Ukraine's
history and culture.

4. It's interesting to
visit Zaporizhzhia
where Cossack
movement began in
the 15th century.
Nearby is the famous
700-year-old oak
tree — 36 metres
high.

5. Odessa, a regional
centre, has a
Philharmonic and
the famous Opera
and Ballet

6. situated on
the high right
bank of the
Dnipro River.
This town is
world-known
for its
Tarasova
Hora. Taras
Shevchenko,
the great
Ukrainian
poet, artist
and
philosopher,
is buried

7. Chernihiv is one of the oldest towns in our country . There are five out of twenty-
five architectural landmarks of the 11th—12th centuries preserved in Chernihiv. It
was one of the most important centres of Kyivan Rus'.

8. Another place in
Ukraine, which attracts a
lot of visitors, is Uman. It
is famous for its
dendrologic park-reserve
"Sophiyivka". This park
was set up in 1796—1801
by CountPototsky for his
wife, Sophia, and was
called after her name.
The park is one of the
most outstanding
monuments of garden
architecture in Ukraine.

9. Lviv, a beautiful city in
the west of Ukraine, was
founded by Prince Danylo
Halytsky. Historically, the
city was first mentioned
in 1256.
Today Lviv has an area of 155
square km. Its core is the city
of the 14th—18th centuries. It
is densely built up with tall
stone buildings, many of them
in their original style.

10. The Lychakiv Cemetery contains some famous monuments
to well-known Ukrainian and Polish residents of Lviv.

11. The oldest monument in Lviv is the foundation and walls of St. Nicholas'
Church, built by Prince Danylo in the 13th century. The remnants of
Vysokyi Zamok also date back to the 13th century.

12. Lviv is the only city in Ukraine that still has some
original Renaissance architecture.

13. In the south
the Crimea
lies, with its
warm
weather,
seashore
sanatoriums
and rest
homes

14. Travelling across Ukraine one can have an
excellent opportunity to learn its history and culture, to
see its ancient monuments and picturesque views Ukraine
has always been famous for.