The Motherland
Lavrskaya 24
: 10am- 6pm, Monday - day off
: 10am- 6pm, Monday - day off
The Motherland Monument is a giant titanum statue that celebrates The Soviet Union's victory over the the Nazi Germany. 62m high and visible from varios points of Kiev, it is the most distinctive feature of the city.
The museum of the Great Patriotic War lies in its basement and honours the soldiers who defended the city during the WWII.
- Kiev Museum of Western and Oriental Art
- Monument to soldiers-defenders (mass grave)
- Eternal Flame
- Vladimir's Hill Park
- Memorial sign to Kiev defence participants
- Tanks near the Motherland
- Funicular
- St. Nicholas Cathedral of Intercession (Pokrovsky) Monastery
- Klovsky palace
- The Contracts House