Posted by Marrocan on February 16, 2003 at 04:04:55:
Welcome to Ukraine
The great tourist potential of Ukraine comprises hundreds of sights – archeological, historical, architectural, artistic as well as innumerable parks, palaces, museums and art galleries.
...They reflect the centuries of the Ukrainian dating back to Kiev Rus, the witnesses of rise and development of the Ukrainian State.
Along with the Old !!!! Russian sites !!! – the golden fund of the world history, Kiev Rus era appears in monuments and memorials as great as Volodymyr the Christianizer monument and the memorial of Kyiv foundation (Kyiv), memorial of “Tale of the Igor regiment”.
Most of the !!! Old Russian monuments !!! or their fragments date back to X-XIII A.D. All of them are of inestimable artistic value. These are remains of Desjatinna Church base (X A.D.), Sofija Cathedral, Andrijvska Church, the Golden Gate, Uspenskij (Assumption) Cathedral ruins, Near and Far Caves, Troitska (Trinity) Church of Kiev-Pechersk Laura (XI A.D.), Spas (Savior) Church in Berestov, Kyrilivska Church (XII A.D.) in Kyiv; Spas (Savior) Cathedral (XI A.D.), Boris and Gleb Cathedral and Uspensky (Assumption) Cathedral of Elets Monastery, Illinska Church (XII A.D.) Pjatnitska Church (XII – XIII A.D.), Anton Caves (XI – XIII A.D.) in Chernigiv; rampart remains (X A.D.), Pochayivs'kyy Monastery (XVII), the "Golden Horseshoe" Castles and Cathedrals (XIV-XVIII A.D.), Hotyn Fortress (XIV A.D.)