The Castle of Richard the Lionheart
Andreevskiy spusk 15
The castle of Richard “the Lion Heart” is a metaphoric name of the house on the Andriyivsky Descent 15, in Kiev. It’s a memorial of architecture of the XIX century built in British Gothic style. It was called so by Viktor Nekrasov, in the honor of the king Richard “the Lion Heart”, the character from novel “Aivengo” written by Walter Scott. The house that looks like an ancient castle is built on the Vozdyhalniza mountain near the St. Andrew's church. The monumental facades of the building are decorated with the architectural elements of castle-palace style - towers, steeples, cogged walls etc.
- St. Cyril's Church
- Saint Andrew's Church
- Kiev City Administration Building
- One Street Museum
- House where Leonard Yankovski lived
- The former Institute for Noble Maidens
- The building of Telegraph
- Museum of Mikhail Bulgakov
- Peizajnaya Alley
- Monument to Princess Olga