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.
- Saint Andrew's Church
- Museum of Mikhail Bulgakov
- National Bank of Ukraine
- Kiev Museum of Western and Oriental Art
- Pharmacy museum
- Maryinsky Palace
- The building of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine
- St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral
- The Trinity Monastery of St. Jonas
- The Puppet Theatre of Kiev