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  2. Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv - Wikipedia

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    Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, is an architectural monument of Kievan Rus'. The former cathedral is one of the city's best known landmarks and the first heritage site in Ukraine to be inscribed on the World Heritage List along with the Kyiv Cave Monastery complex. [1][better source needed][nb 1] Aside from its main building, the ...

  3. Kyiv - Wikipedia

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    Website. kyivcity.gov.ua. Kyiv (also Kiev) [ a ] is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2,952,301, [ 2 ] making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. [ 11 ] Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural ...

  4. Symbols of Ukrainian people - Wikipedia

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    Since ancient times, they represent the beauty of Ukraine, spirit strength of Ukrainian nation, attesting love to the native land. Ceramics ornaments. Periwinkle symbolizes loyalty. Sunflower symbolizes coming to home. [4] Сornflower is a symbol of modesty and tenderness. [5] Chestnut is a symbol of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. [6]

  5. St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery - Wikipedia

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    Website. archangel.kiev.ua. St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery[ a ] is a monastery in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. It is located on the edge of the bank of the Dnipro river, to the northeast of the St Sophia Cathedral.

  6. Ukraine - Wikipedia

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    Ukraine [a] is a country in Eastern Europe.It is the second-largest European country [b] after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. [c] [10] It also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova [d] to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast.

  7. Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People - Wikipedia

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    Since 14 May 2022, according to the decision of the Kyiv City Council, the monument is named the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People. [8]The official name from opening date in 1982 until its renaming was Peoples' Friendship Arch, colloquially the monument was referred to as the Rainbow (Ukrainian: Райдуга, romanized: Raiduha) or the Yoke (Ukrainian: Ярмо́, romanized: Yarmo [2 ...

  8. History of Kyiv - Wikipedia

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    The history of Kyiv(Kiev), officially begins when it was founded in 482, but the city may date back at least 2,000 years. Archaeologists have dated the oldest known settlement in the area to 25,000 BC.[1] Initially a 6th-century Slavicsettlement, it gradually acquired eminence as the center of East Slavic civilization.

  9. Cartography of Ukraine - Wikipedia

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    The rivers - Dnipro, Dniester, Danube - are marked and labeled, as well as Kyiv (Kiau) and other Ukrainian cities. 1375. Catalan Atlas (Portolan) Abraham Cresques. The cartography was done during the decline of the Galicia-Volhynia state. 1544. "Cosmographia". Map of the Polish region. Sebastian Münster.