Petrovsky Park
An atmospheric photo of the Petrovsky (now Mariinsky) park. This park was meant for relaxing walks and was closed for peasants and for the poor.…
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A view of the Volodymyrska hill and Podil
A view of the Volodymyrska hill and Podil. In the foreground, there is a Dnieper precipice and the Magdeburg Rights column (below) with an earth path; on the…
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The arrival of the first train at the Kyiv train station
One of the earliest photos of Kyiv depicts the arrival of the first train at the Kyiv train station. Only one track was built at that time. Tricoloured flags…
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Tsarska square
A retouched photo of the Tsarska square in the early twentieth century. On the right one can see the three-storied building of the Yevropeiska hotel, built in…
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Fundukleivska (now Bohdana Khmelnytskoho) street
Fundukleivska (now Bohdana Khmelnytskoho) street in the early twentieth century. The photo depicts a certain stage of the urban development of Kyiv, in…
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Fundukleivska (now Bohdana Khmelnytskoho) street
Fundukleivska (now Bohdana Khmelnytskoho) street at the turn of the twentieth century. The first version of the crisscross tram line can be seen. The…
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Oleksandrivsky (now Volodymyrsky) Uzviz street
Oleksandrivsky (now Volodymyrsky) Uzviz street in 1913. A tram (presumably a steam one) is running along it. The street is distinctly divided into a…
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The Volodymyrska hill, Oleksandrivsky (now Volodymyrsky) Uzviz street and Podil
The Volodymyrska hill, Oleksandrivsky (now Volodymyrsky) Uzviz street and Podil. An electric tram is running along the street. The residential and technical…
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A view of the Polytechic Institute in Kyiv
A view of the Polytechic Institute in Kyiv, founded in 1898. According to a widespread European practice, modern educational institutions were built on the…
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The monument to Stolypin in Kyiv in front of the Semadeni café
The monument to Stolypin in Kyiv in front of the Semadeni café. The monument was built on the initiative of Russian nationalists in 1913, two years later after…
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Khreshchatyk street in winter
A dynamic and rich picture of Khreshchatyk in winter. On the left, there is a typical Khreshchatyk house, entirely occupied by trading offices and shops. The…
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A view of Khreshchatyk street from the Tsarska square
A view of Khreshchatyk street from the Tsarska square - Place Royale (early twentieth century). On the right one can see cabs waiting for passengers near the…
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A view of the University main building from Kruhlouniversytetska / Kruty Uzviz street
A postcard based on a drawing or a very retouched photo. A classic panorama of late imperial Kyiv with a view of the University main building from…
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A view of the Volodymyrska hill and the Old Town
A postcard based on a drawing with a view of the Volodymyrska hill and the Old Town. On the left, there is the St. Sophia cathedral and a Catholic church. On…
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The architectural ensemble of Bankova street in the early twentieth century
The architectural ensemble of Bankova street in the early twentieth century. The house with chimaeras, built by architect Gorodetsky, can be seen in the center…
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