[UKRAINE] Kiev – Park of Glory

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Park Slavi or Park of Glory is a memorial complex dedicated to the soldiers that lost their lives during World War 2 defending Ukraine. The park is about 10 minutes walk away from Kiev Pechersk Lavra. After visiting Kiev Pechersk Lavra, I visited this park.



The Eternal Glory Park is a memorial complex located beside the Dnieper River.



Walking on the Alley of the Heroes, I saw a statue of a military pilot who was a war hero.



The Tomb of Unknown Soldier commemorates the dead of the World War II. It is marked by the Glory Obelisk and an eternal flame. At about 26m high, the Glory Obelisk was constructed in 1957.



Eternal flames at the Glory Obelisk and the foot of the monument of the unknown Soldiers.





The bell tower which was built in the shape of a burning candle is another monument erected at the Eternal Glory Park, dedicated for the victims of the famine in 1932 – 1933.









View of the Dnieper River from the park together with the Eastern part of Kiev.



The Memorial to Holodomor victims or formerly known as the Memorial in Commemoration of Famines Victims in Ukraine. The bottom of the monument is circled with cross and decorated with sculpture of sweeps.



In the middle of the alley is a statue of a young girl clutching a handful of wheat. The statue is named as Bitter Memory of Childhood. The statue is dedicated to the children who were victims of the starvation. The number of people who died as a result of the famine is estimated to be 7 to 10 million people, of which at least 3 million were children. So sad!



The angels of Sorrow which represents the guardians of the starved souls.





The nearest metro to the park is Arsenalna Metro station, which is the deepest station in the world at 105.5m deep. The escalator ride itself takes 5 minutes!



Further down the street (another 10 minutes walk away) from the park is Mariyinsky Palace. The palace was first constructed in 1744 by the Russian Empress Elizabeth. Completed in 1752, the Empress Catherine II, was the first royalty to stay in the palace when she visited Kiev in 1787.

This Palace is actually reconstructed in 1870 when the palace was burned down in the early 19^th century. Emperor Alexander II ordered the reconstruction of the palace and named it after his wife, Maria. Now, the palace serves as an official ceremonial residence of the President of Ukraine.



Beside the Palace is the Ukrainian Parliament Building.



A statue of  Maria Zankovetska at a park just behind the palace. Maria was a famous Ukrainian theater actress who died in the 1934. 



An open air stage known as the Shells. Next, I headed to the famous Andrew’s Descent, the most popular street in Kiev.