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Independence Square ; Maidan Nezalezhnosti

Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery ; Mykhailivskyi Zolotoverkhyi manastyr

Saint Sophia Cathedral ; Sobor Sviatoyi Sofiyi

Independence Square Maidan Nezalezhnosti

Column with a monument to

Berehynia on top

The protecting goddess Berehynia , who ,in Slavic mythology, serves as the “hearth

mother, protectoress of the home”.

Liviu with the folklore hero Cossack Mamay

Archangel Michael

Monument to Kyi, Schek and Khoryv, the legendary founders of Kiev

Saint Sophia Cathedral Sobor Sviatoyi Sofiyi

Eastern Orthodox Cathedral

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Styles : Byzantine architecture,

Ukrainian Baroque

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The reconstructed monastery with cathedral and bell tower seen in front of St. Michael's

Square.

Location : on the right bank of the Dnieper River

Denomination : Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate

Founded 1108-1113Dedication : Saint Michael the

ArchangelStyle : Ukrainian BaroqueThe original cathedral was

demolished by the Soviet authorities in the 1930s, but was reconstructed and opened in 1999 following Ukrainian independence.

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Great Patriotic War Museum

10/15/2011

Photo : Liviu Music : Smereka ("spruce tree “ ) Ukrainian ♥

song performed by V. Izhytsky