А view of Kyiv from the south
A Mykhaylo Sazhyn’s watercolour painted with the participation of Taras Shevchenko (it is known that they made some drawings and pictures together; a T.…
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The Jewish market on the Halytska (now Peremohy) square
The Jewish market on the Halytska (now Peremohy) square. In the late 1850s Jews were allowed to conduct trade in this place. At the same time they were also…
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View of Podil from the Pechersk
A Mykhaylo Sazhyn’s watercolour with a view of Podil representing an idyllic image of Kyiv. It is interesting that in the same year the author also created a…
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University of St. Volodymyr and the Bibikovsky boulevard
A classic panorama of late imperial Kyiv with a view of the University main building from Kruhlouniversytetska / Kruty Uzviz street. A big number of similar…
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A look of the Dumska square (now Maydan Nezalezhnosti)
A look of the Dumska (now Maydan Nezalezhnosti) square from the garden behind the City Duma building. As it was the case with Bibikovsky boulevard, this garden…
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A view of Podil from the observation area of the Volodymyrska hill
A view of Podil from the observation area of the Volodymyrska hill. A classic panorama of Kyiv, with its hills and lowlaands. One can see the St. Andrew church…
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The housing along the Lybid river
The housing along the Lybid river. One can see the traditional one-floor wooden housing typical of suburbs. The river itself flowed in the so-called trough. A…
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The village of Demiivka (now the Moskovska square)
The village of Demiivka (now the Moskovska square) was a Kyiv working neighbourhood, located between the Lybidska area and Vasylkiv. In the second half of the…
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Shops complex belonging to the Provodnik Russian-French company
A 1908 photo depicts a storehouses and shops complex belonging to the Provodnik Russian-French company engaged in the production of rubber and gutta-percha…
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The Bessarabska square
A photo depicting street trade, traffic and beautification at Bessarabka (view from the Palais Royal hotel, now Arena Plaza) toward Bibikovsky (now Tarasa…
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A view of Khreshchatyk street
Khreshchatyk street in 1875. A three-floor building of the Yevropeisky hotel, built in place of the burnt city theatre in 1851, can be seen on the right. This…
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A view of the Trukhaniv island and the church of St. Elizabeth
A view of the Trukhaniv island and the church of St. Elizabeth from the side of the Dnieper. The first settlements on the Trukhaniv island were founded as…
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The Bessarabska square area
One of the earliest photos of Kyiv depicting the Bessarabska square area in the 1860s. This locality was included in the city limits in the 1840s; at the same…
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Khreshchatyk and the Dumska square
One of the earliest photos of Khreshchatyk street and the Dumska square (now Maydan Nezalezhnosti). In the center of the photo, there is a two-floor white…
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A general view of the Contracts Fair at Podil
A general view of the Contracts Fair at Podil. Traditionally, fairs of this kind were held in winter; this picture, however, indicates that they could begin in…
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