It seems, that in this lost in the modern urban corner of land in Kyiv the time has stood still. Giants chestnuts, maples and acacias protect the peace of large and small dome, where there are hidden from the weather hard workers - telescopes.
Among the landmarks, surviving in Eastern Europe, world-famous St. Sophia Cathedral is the oldest one. Artists who erected the cathedral and decorated its walls mosaics and frescoes used the techniques that were based on Byzantine traditions.
We continue to introduce the city museums.
You can verify this by visiting an excursion in Botanical Garden of Fomin, near the metro station "University". By the way, the old-timers remember: on the site of the present entrance to the subway was a delicate arch, and it was the main entrance to the University Botanical Garden. Now this green oasis occupies 22 hectares with its 17 greenhouses and 12 orangeries. His collection consists of 8 thousand plant species, 4 thousand among them - tropical and subtropical.
More than a century "House with Chimeras" attracts attention and excites the imagination of locals and visitors alike for its location, layout, decorations and even the number of floors: there are three of them if you look from Bankova and six from the square Franko.
The pioneer of astronautics S.P. Korolev lifelong dreamed of the sky, the stars and the cosmos. His name is associated with milestones in our history. Therefore FASS decided to honor the anniversary of the great scientist, in particular, visiting the museums in Zhitomir.
This is one of the largest art museums in Ukraine. It is located on the territory of the National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Reserve in the former metropolitan chambers and the adjacent house of the Annunciation Church, a landmark of architecture of VIII - beg. XX century.
Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine is a branch of the National Museum of History of Ukraine. This is the only one in our country systematic collection of historical and artistic curiosities of precious metals and gemstones.
Famous master of miniatures Nikolai Sergeyevich Syadristy was born in 1937 in the village Kolisnykivka in Kharkivshchyna.
The museum was founded in 1972 in the International Year of the book celebrated by UNESCO.
