As the largest country that is wholly in Europe, Ukraine has diverse man-made and natural sceneries. A number of public actions took place in different parts of Ukraine, for example the ’’Starry autumn in Kachanivka’’, “Let’s discover island Khortutsia”, initiated by the deputy chairman of Verkhovna Rada Mykola Tomenko. Soon after in July 2007, The Seven Wonders Of Ukraine were selected in the Seven Wonders of Ukraine contest that was held. A list of 21 cultural and historical sites was selected by a 100-expert council team and 77000 internet users voted. These places became the must-sees when visiting Ukraine. This blog will give an introduction to all of them.
Sofiyivsky Park
Sofiyivsky Park was founded by the Polish szlachcic in the remembrance of his wife in 1796. It is an arboretum (type of botanical garden) and a scientific-researching institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Locating near the Kamianka River, it has various natural features – over 2000 types of trees and brush, both local and exotic. Apart from its value for being a museum of the nature, this park also has a strong sense of nostalgia and romance. It is filled with tales which unfold among the alleys and rivers in the park.
Kiev Pechersk Lavra
The Kiev Pechersk Lavra is also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves. It is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery. Since its foundation as the cave monastery in 1051, the Lavra has been a preeminent center of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Europe. The Kiev Pechersk Lavra contains numerous architectural monuments, ranging from bell towers to cathedrals to underground cave systems and to strong stone fortification walls. The main attractions of the Lavra include Great Lavra Belltower, the notable feature of the Kiev skyline, and the Dormition Cathedral, destroyed in World War II, and fully reconstructed in recent years.
Kamianets National Historic-Architectural Reserve
Kamianets-Podilskyi is a western Ukrainian city based on the banks of the Smotrych River. The city is associated with hundreds of years of Ukrainian history and is today a major tourist attraction in the country. Several cultural festivals, art and drama activities, music concerts, car racing contests, etc., serve to draw thousands of tourists to this Ukrainian city each year.
Khortytsia
Khortytsia is the largest island in the River Dnieper. The island has played an important role in the history of Ukraine, specially in the history of the Zaporozhian Cossacks. The island has unique flora and fauna, including oak groves, spruce woods, meadows, and steppe. The island has been inhabited during the last 5 millennia, and bears witness to important years of Ukrainian history, especially the history of the Zaporozhian Cossacks. The region is unique in that it is both a cultural and a natural attraction in the country.
Chersonesos Taurica
Chersonesos Taurica is an ancient Greek colony founded approximately 2,500 years ago in the southwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula. It is located on the northern shores of the Black Sea in Ukraine. The region served as one of the most productive wine centers in the Black Sea during its time. Today, all that remains are ruins of public building complexes, residential neighborhoods, and early Christian monuments.
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Designed to rival Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, the Saint Sophia Cathedral symbolises the ‘new Constantinople’, located in the capital of the Christian principality of Kiev. The spiritual and intellectual influence of Kiew-Pechersk Lavra contributed to the spread of Orthodox thought and the Orthodox faith in the Russian world from the 17th to the 19th century.
Khotyn Fortress
The Khotyn Fortress is an impressive fortification complex located on the Dniester River’s right bank in Khotyn, Ukraine. The construction of the fortress was initiated in 1325 for defensive purposes, and today it serves as a major tourist attraction in the country. In 2007, the Khotyn Fortress was declared as one of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine. Many historical adventure movies have been filmed at the site. The fortress is also associated with several legends and bears witness to hundreds of years of Ukrainian history that involved several wars and invasions.
Cecilia Duan
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