Monuments to visit Ukraine

Located in the park of the Second World War Museum and inaugurated in 1992, this imposing 62 m long sculpture dominates the Dnieper. It represents the mother country stretching a sword and a shield towards the sky with the emblem of the USSR. With its pedestal, its height reaches 102 m, so it is one of the great landmarks of the city and a tutelary silhouette of the Kiev panorama.

A central place and symbol of the Orange Revolution and Euromaïdan, Maïdan Nezalezhnosti also applies to its Soviet-style monumental architecture. The whole place and its buildings dates back to the 1950 s. The square is out of the road and the inhabitants of Kiev enjoy walking there all season, alone or with friends, with a beer on the benches ready and there on the square. Today, in the south-east part of the square, not far from the point where the streets Mykhailiivska, Sofiyska, Mala Zhytomyrska and Tarasa Shevchenko are the ancient Lyadskie doors that have recently been reconstructed on the foundations of the old. In the middle of the square, we also see the column of independence. The square cuts the main avenue in Kiev, Khreshchatyk street. This 1,5-km long street has existed for 200 years, but it was completely destroyed during the Second world war. In September 1941, at the beginning of Nazi occupation, the Soviet secret services minèrent all the Immeubles buildings in order to kill the Germans who lived there. From old Khreshchatyk, there are now only a few houses, such as the group of buildings between No. 40 and No. 52 of the street, dating from the second half of the th century. The street was actually rebuilt after the war in Empire style and presents itself as a real masterpiece of Stalinist architecture. The best is to walk here during the weekend when the Khreshchatyk is closed to the traffic of cars and transforms into a gigantic pedestrian area.

Located on a cliff on Cap Preston-Todor, the palace of Lastochkino Gnezdo is the emblem of the region.

Despite its medieval appearance, the building was built in 1912 by Sherwood, the special architect of the German baron von Steingel. After the earthquake in 1927, part of the palace collapsed in the sea. Today there is only a small house 10 m wide, 20 m long, a romantic vestige with a very Expensive Italian restaurant.

To get there. 10 km west of Yalta. Buses 32, 26, 27 stop here.

At the top of the Tatar hierarchy was the prince, or the king, called khan. The most beautiful palace of these/that can still be visited is that of Bakhtchissaraï. Crimean Tatars converted to Islam in the th century. The Crimean imams then unite with the Turks. It was at that time that the capital was moved from Salkhat (now Staryi Krym) to Bakhtchissaraï, literally «the city of gardens». The construction of the palace continues throughout the th century. The palace has known the splendour of the court of litigants and the destruction of the invaders. The last episode left Bakhtchissaraï in 1783, ahead of the progress of Russian troops, but Catherine II, who destroyed most of the mosques, spared this superb palace, a palace of gardens and fountains, where the coolness of the allées and lobby, which sheltered the whispers of the femmes women, tranche with the silence of the desert mountains surrounding the residence of litigants. It was in this Oriental exoticism that Catherine II decided to stay on his trip to Crimea in 1787. The iron portal is the oldest part of the palace, its construction dates back to 1503 and is the work of an Italian master. The portal leads to the garden of the palace. The whole is a huge freshness and calm… when it is not invaded by tourists. The attraction attraction is the fountain of Tears, carried out by a Persian master at the request of one of the last/, Krym Guraï, who would have become mad after the death of his fiancée. This fountain inspired Pushkin for his poem La Fontaine de Bakhtchissaraï. The harem is well preserved with the part reserved for men and women. For the most part, carpets date from the era of litigants. Finally, a whole part of the palace was transformed into a museum where you can see examples of costumes and interior objects of litigants and their courtyard. By returning to the garden, you can visit the cemeteries of the/and admire the tomb of Dilyara Bikech, the fiancée of Krym Guraï, at the entrance to the cemetery.

Designed by architect Vladislav Horodetsky in 1901-1903, he is one of the most curious buildings in the city in modern style. According to legend, Horodetsky built the house in memory of his daughter who, because of a romantic disappointment, committed suicide by entering the Dnieper. There are sculptures of animals and mythical figures on the roof as on the facade. The work of the architect and artists is particularly applied and meticulous, these are real stories telling us through these decorations. Today the house is used as a state residence.

The 4-storey tower tower, built from 1861 to 1869, is 65 m; it is one of the highest in Ukraine. The main bell, melted in 1886, weighs 11,5 tons. We cannot see it closely: entrance to the tower tower is not open to visitors. 

The prestigious Lycée de Kremenets-Volyn was founded in 1805 by Tadeusz Czacki (1765-1813), on the order of the Liberal Tsar Alexander II, to replace the Jesuit College. But high school was closed in 1831 by Nicolas I, following the Polish Uprising of November 1830. The rich library is then transferred to Kiev University, as is the botanical garden, as a whole déplanté and transported to Kiev. The facade of high school is impressive: The college occupied the th century palace of the Wisniowiecki family. Today you can enter the park and visit the large Baroque church in the centre of the architectural ensemble. 

The house of the Polish romantic poet Julius Slowacki (1809-1849), born in Kremenets, who died in exile in Paris, houses a museum dedicated to his personal memories and literary works. 

A path connects directly from the monastery of the Dormition to the Site-Kale site. The room is very tiring and in summer it is better to wait for the hottest hours of the day to climb, which lasts an hour and a half for the good walkers. The fortress of Choufout-Kale was built by the Karaites karaites and then invested by the troops tatar after the th century. The rugged ascent has the merit of offering an unparalleled perspective on the region, including the great Crimean canyon and its white sandstone cliffs. The fortress bears witness to the mix of religions and cultures. Jewish temples clash with the mausoleum of Dzhanike-Khanyoum, the daughter of a Khan of Crimea, and the military defences planned by the Russians. The rock on which the fortress is built is littered with underground souterrains used as sanctuaries for the Karaites who lived in the valley. A water circulation system, still visible, allowed for the drowning of the attackers and this fortress was one of the last strong places in Crimea to be taken by the Tatars.

E's bust is proudly mounted. The history of this man is closely linked to the city. Indeed, his writings had been censored, he had experienced an exile in Crimea in Odessa and then in Chisinau. Count Vorontsov was appointed governor of the «new Russia» (he had his winter residence in Odessa and summer in Yalta— the famous Palace of Count Vorontsov). This is an illustrious character of particular hatred to Pushkin who had the audacity to make the court to the wife of the Earl. He gave him the task of simple secretary, when Pushkin was already known throughout Russia as a great poet. In Odessa Pushkin wrote several poems, such as the Fontaine Fountain and The Gypsies. He also started his famous Eugene Onegin. The Odessites are very proud of Pushkin's passage in their city, which is why a stele bears the inscription: " À, from the citizens of Odessa. " Not far from the monument is a cannon, in memory of the Crimean War, during which a wing bombed the city in 1854.