2. One hour in Kiev

9. Independence Square ; Maidan Nezalezhnosti Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery ; Mykhailivskyi Zolotoverkhyi manastyr Saint Sophia Cathedral ; Sobor Sviatoyi Sofiyi

10. Independence Square Maidan Nezalezhnosti

11. Column with a monument to Berehynia on top

12. The protecting goddess Berehynia, who, in Slavic mythology, serves as the “hearth mother, protectoress of the home”.

15. Liviu with the folklore hero Cossack Mamay

16. Archangel Michael

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

24. Saint Sophia Cathedral Sobor Sviatoyi Sofiyi Eastern Orthodox Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site Styles : Byzantine architecture, Ukrainian Baroque Wikipedia

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

31. Location : on the right bank of the Dnieper River Denomination : Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate Founded 1108-1113 Dedication : Saint Michael the Archangel Style : Ukrainian Baroque The original cathedral was demolished by the Soviet authorities in the 1930s, but was reconstructed and opened in 1999 following Ukrainian independence. Wikipedia

44. Great Patriotic War Museum

45. 10/15/2011 Photo : Liviu Music : Smereka ("spruce tree “ ) ♥ Ukrainian song performed by V. Izhytsky