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Viewpoints and Observation Decks in Kyiv
N 50°27.253', E 30°31.613'
2012-09-30
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There's a lot of viewpoints and observation decks in Kyiv. Our map is here . 1. Arch of Friendship of Peoples is the main observation deck in Kyiv. It can be reached from the Evropeiska (European) Square.
The observation deck near the arch of Friendship ©Yuriy Buriak
2. Volodymyrska Girka (Volodymyr Hill)
©Yuriy Buriak
3. Near the Mariyinsky Palace 4. Park Slavy (Glory Park), near the eternal flame. Everything here is a large observation deck.
©Yuriy Buriak
©Yuriy Buriak
5. Near the Motherland statue.
View of Kiev from the Motherland ©Yuriy Buriak
6. Shield of the Motherland statue (article ).
Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra ©Yuriy Buriak
Darnytskyi Bridge ©Yuriy Buriak
New buildings near the Pecherska metro station ©Yuriy Buriak
7. Andriyivska (St. Andrew's) Church
View from observation deck near the Andriyivska (St. Andrew's) Church ©Yuriy Buriak
Andriyivskyi (Andew's) Descent ©Yuriy Buriak
8. Uzdykhalnytsya Hill. The stairway leads from the "Richard Castle" (building with the black tower on the previous photo) on Andriyivskyi Spusk (Andrew's Descent). View from the top is not very good because of the trees.
Stairs to the Uzdykhalnytsya hill ©Yuriy Buriak
©Yuriy Buriak
9. Zamkova (Castle) Hill (unequipped). You should go up the old stairs from the Andriyivskiy Spusk (Andrew's Descent). The stairs are located a little lower and across the road from the "Richard Castle" and stairs to the Uzdykhalnytsya Hill. If you walk along the Andrew's Descent, then you should climb there.
View of St. Andrew's Church from the Zamkova mountain ©Yuriy Buriak
©Yuriy Buriak
Passing through the forest on the mountain, you can get to another secret viewpoint with a view of Podil
©Yuriy Buriak
10. Schekavytsya Hill (unequipped). You can reach this hill from the Podil district along the Lukianivska Street, which starts from the Nyzhniy Val Street.
©Yuriy Buriak
11. Yurkovytsya Hill (unequipped). Get there from the Otto Schmidt Street. Behind the supermarket turn left to a small street between the private houses.
Panorama of Podil and Obolon districts ©Yuriy Buriak
12. Kyiv bridges. The bridges offer excellent views of the city. The best view is from the Paton bridge. There are also good views from the Pedestrian Bridge.
View from the Paton Bridge ©Yuriy Buriak
13. Bell tower of the Sofiyivskyi (St. Sophiya) Cathedral. No elevator.
Panorama of Sofia Square from the Bell Tower of St. Sophia Cathedral ©Yuriy Buriak
View of the St. Michael's Cathedral from the Bell Tower of St. Sophia Cathedral ©Yuriy Buriak
14. Bell tower of the Mykhailovskyi (St. Michael's) Cathedral. No elevator. 15. Observation deck at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. There are two of them: on the ground and on the bell tower.
View of Kyiv from the territory of the Lavra ©Yuriy Buriak
16. Observation deck on the Chervonozorianyi Avenue in Kyiv (article ).
View from observation deck on Chervonozorianyi Avenue ©Yuriy Buriak
Sevastopolska Square ©Yuriy Buriak
17. Pevcheskoe Polie (Singers' Field) concert stage
©Yuriy Buriak
18. View of the right bank from the left bank near the Paton Bridge.
Panorama of the right-bank Kyiv ©Yuriy Buriak
19. Krasnyi Dvir (Red Courtyard), an observation deck located in the Gryshko botanical garden and designed in old Kiev Rus style.
©Yuriy Buriak
20. Viewpoint on the Podilsky Descent (unequipped). Go along the Podilsky Descent for about 300 meters. Turn on the track along the stone wall. Look to the right and you will see panoramic view of the Podil and Obolon districts. This viewpoint is not widely known even among the Kyiv citizens.
Panorama of Podil and Obolon districts from the Podilsky Descent ©Yuriy Buriak
21. Peyzazhna (Landscape) Alley 22. Parachute tower on the Trukhaniv island (36 meters). 23. Kosoy Kaponir, Kyiv Fortress. View of the Olimpiyskyi stadium.
©Yuriy Buriak
24. Observation deck near the October Palace. View of the Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square).
Viewpoint near the October Palace ©Yuriy Buriak
©Yuriy Buriak
25. The observation deck on the roof of the shopping center Globus
The observation deck at the Independence Square ©Yuriy Buriak
26. Detynka mountain (unequipped), entrance from the Landscape alley. A little-known observation deck, an alternative view of St. Andrew's Descent and the church.
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 8.60
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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