City: Kiev
Top Things to do in Kiev
Top 10 Monuments & Statues in Kiev, Ukraine
Having survived the Mongol Empire, WWII, Chernobyl, and Soviet rule, Kiev is the proud capital of the Ukraine. Filled with theaters, museums, religious sites, modern buildings and ancient ruins, the city of Kiev is the center of Ukrainian culture. The Monastery of the Caves, founded in 1015, and Saint Sophia Cathedral, founded in 1037, are both World Heritage Sites. The Museum of the Great Patriotic War, topped by the massive Motherland Statue, provides gorgeous views of the city below.
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1. Panikovski Monument
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 111 reviews
Reviewed By P_i_a_B_zov - Seattle, United States
It would mean nothing to you unless you read Golden Calf book, or at least watch a movie. There are good subtitles available in English (including subtle humour translation) and you would learn a lot about former USSR early years
2. Monument The History of Love
3. Leonid Bykov Monument
4. Anatoliy Kuznetsov Monument
5. Babi Yar Memorial
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 226 reviews
Reviewed By macsterling - Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine
Absolutely worth a visit. Unbelievable to imagine the horrors that took place at this park in Kyiv during WWII. Parking was relatively easy and there is a metro stop nearby.
6. Rodina Mat (Motherland)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,107 reviews
Reviewed By UKRob - Lingfield, United Kingdom
Take a walk passed all the Soviet era military vehicles to this huge impressive statue. The second World Monuments next to the statue are impressive.
7. Hedgehog Monument
8. Kyiv Founders’ Monument
9. Prince Volodymyr the Great Monument
10. Za Dvumya Zaitsami Monument
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 281 reviews
Reviewed By timfH8872SN - Alpharetta, United States
Me and my friend had our photo taken at this statue. I'm not sure, but I think we have to get married now. It has something to do with good luck marriage, or romance or something when you rub the beetle on the woman's rear end. I think they are characters from a book or a play, kind of like Scarlet O'hara and Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind. I guess it works. She rubbed the beetle and now we're getting married soon.
