National treasures of Ukraine: orthodox Кyiv-Pechersky Monastery, Saint Sophia. The building of Ukrainian parliament, Verkhovna Rada, Palace Mariinsky, Khreshchatyk and other more than 2000 streets of capital. Economic and industrial centre of Kyiv.
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Kyiv 1. Прочитайте та перекладіть текст на українську мову Kyїv Kyiv (pop.2,616,000) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine and one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The central area of Kyiv lies on the hilly western bank of the Dnieper. There buildings dating from the Middle Ages to the present stand near each other. Landmarks of Kyiv include St. Sophias Cathedral and the Golden Gate of Yaroslav the Wise, the Monastery of the Caves, Mariinsky Palace and the Church of St. Andrew. Saint Sophia’s is a national treasure of Ukraine. Today it is a museum. The exhibits of the museum include models of ancient Kyivan Rus towns. St Sophias Cathedral was built in 1037 during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise to glorify Christianity. The Cathedral is 37 meters long wide and 29 meters high. The church became a holy place of worship for ancient Kyivites. It was a major cultural and political center of Kyivian Rus. The first library and school were situated in the Cathedral. It was the center for the writing of manuscripts, m me Cathedral there was a burial vault of Grand Princes Yaroslav the Wise, Volodymyr Monomakh wad others. St. Sophias museum includes the branches of fee Cyril Church, the Andrew Church, the Golden Gate and the Sudak fortress in Crimea The Кyiv-Pechersky Monastery. The Orthodox monastery was founded in 1051 by Antonii Pechersky. The monastery stands on the green hills above the Dnieper. Its sparkling gold cupols and one can see them from outside the capital. The monastery was built in the middle of the 11th century. In the 12th century as one of the biggest ones it got the name Lavra (street in Greek). The monastery developed rapidly. It became the seat of Christianity in ancient Rus. Trades and arts developed inside the monastery. The first thing in the monastery that catches the eye is the Church of the Trinity. The interior is decorated with beautiful frescoes, the work of 18th century craftsmen. For manу centuries the Kyiv-Pechersky monastery was the seat of Ukrainian culture. In 16-17th cc. а number of outstanding public figures were educated in the monastery. Центральна місцевість Києва лежить на горбистому західному березі Дніпра.