Things to do in Kharkiv
Top sights and attractions to build your days around once you know when to go.
Metalist Stadium
The Metalist Sports Complex, which includes the Metalist Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was the home stadium of the city's namesake professional football club and its local rival Metalist. The stadium, which was a venue for Euro 2012, currently seats about forty thousand spectators.
Intercession Cathedral
The Intercession Cathedral or Pokrovskyi Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in Kharkiv, Ukraine, built in 1689. In addition to the cathedral, the monastery complex includes the seminary, Kharkiv episcopal residence, and the Church of the Mother of God Ozerianska.
Dormition Cathedral
The Assumption or Dormition Cathedral was the main Orthodox church of Kharkiv until the construction of the Annunciation Cathedral in 1901. The cathedral stands on the University Hill by the bank of the Lopan River and dominates the entire downtown. The Neoclassical cathedral bell tower, built in the 1820s and 1830s to a height of 90 meters, remained the tallest building in the city until the 21st century. The cathedral is the only building in Kharkiv visited by almost all Emperors of Russia, starting with Catherine the Great.
Kharkiv Choral Synagogue
The Kharkiv Choral Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located at 12 Pushkinska Street, Kharkiv, in the Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. The architectural style is described as a combination of Romano-Gothic, Gothic Revival, and Moorish Revival. One of the largest synagogues in Ukraine, the building is 42 metres (138 ft) tall at the dome and 50 metres (160 ft) long, with a total area of 2,067 square metres (22,250 sq ft). Chabad currently owns the synagogue and holds regular services there.
Annunciation Cathedral
The Annunciation Cathedral is the main Orthodox church of Kharkiv, Ukraine. The pentacupolar Neo-Byzantine structure with a distinctive 80-meter-tall bell tower was completed on 2 October 1888, from designs by a local architect, Mikhail Lovtsov. The church was consecrated in 1901, and the earlier Annunciation church was then pulled down.
M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum
The M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum is a history museum located in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Its dedicated to history and culture of Ukraine and ethnicities living here.
Fine Arts Museum Kharkiv
The Kharkiv Art Museum is one of the largest collections of fine and applied arts in Kharkiv, Ukraine, a state museum.
Kharkiv Cathedral Mosque
The Kharkiv Cathedral Mosque, also known as Khavidrali Mosque, is located in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The mosque was originally built in 1906, demolished by Soviet communists in 1936, and rebuilt in 2006.
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kharkiv
The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary also called Assumption Cathedral is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Latin Catholic Church and is located in the city of Kharkiv, in Kharkiv Oblast in east part of the European country of Ukraine. The temple was built in neo-Gothic style between 1887 and 1892 on Gogol Street. The author of the temple project was a Polish architect, Bolesław Michałowski (1830-1909). He designed about 30 buildings in Kharkiv.
Monument to Lenin
The Statue of Lenin in Kharkiv was a sculpture monument to Vladimir Lenin, located in Freedom Square, Kharkiv, Ukraine, that was toppled and demolished in 2014. It was the largest monument to Lenin in Ukraine, designed by Alexander Sidorenko after entering an open competition to design the monument in 1963, in the lead up to the anniversary of the October Revolution.
Kharkiv Zoo
Kharkiv Zoo is a public zoo in Park Shevchenko, Kharkiv, Ukraine. The zoo is connected to the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria. The zoo covers 22 acres and has 1,170 individual animals from 193 species.
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