Maryinskiy Park
Grushevskogo Mihaila
One of the beloved places of all Kievans and tourists. During summertime here you can hide from the heat under its huge trees. The main sight is Mariinskii Palace, which was ordered to be constructed in 1744 by the Russian Empress Elizaveta Petrovna. Nowadays it is an official ceremonial residence of the President of Ukraine in Kiev and adjoins the neo-classical building of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine. It is a Baroque palace on the hilly bank of the Dnieper River. Currently it is under reconstruction.
- Monument to Prince Volodymyr
- Museum of Russian Art
- House with Chimeras
- National Art Museum of Ukraine
- Maryinsky Palace
- The National Philharmonic of Ukraine
- Verkhovna Rada (Parliament Building)
- The Puppet Theatre of Kiev
- Botanical Garden of National University of Aviation
- Khreschaty Park