25 interesting and awesome facts about Kyiv
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Kyiv - the capital and largest city of Ukraine.
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At the "Olympic" stadium in Kyiv was held the final of EURO 2012.
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Kyiv has its own "sea" - water reservoir on the Dnieper area 922 km2
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The unofficial anthem of the city is the song " How can I not to love you, my Kyiv!"
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The most ancient street of Kyiv is Vladimirska, more than 1000 years.
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The Kyiv metro is the largest in Ukraine, length - 69 km and 52 stations.
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There are three airports in Kyiv - "Boryspil", "Kyiv(Juliani)" , and cargo airport "Gostomel".
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"There is no more beautiful city than Kyiv" - Mikhail Bulgakov.
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Before destruction in 1240 by Mongol-Tatars, Kyiv was in 50 times greater than London and in 10 times greater than Paris.
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In honor of the Kyiv named asteroid "2171 Kyiv".
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There are three football clubs in Kyiv - "Dynamo", "Obolon" and "Arsenal".
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Author of "Black Square" Kazimir Malevich - was born in Kyiv.
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The most beautiful Kyiv metro station - "Golden gate", one of the ten most beautiful metro stations in the world.
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Pedestrian bridge across the Dnieper river in Kyiv - the longest pedestrian bridge in Europe
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The largest fire station in Europe is located in Kyiv at "Obolon".
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There are three Shevchenko streets in Kyiv, two lanes Boulevard and square.
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Babyn Yar - a place where are buried between 70 and 200 thousand victims of Holodomor in 1932-1933.
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The "Motherland" is one of the tallest statues in the world - 102 meters, higher than the “Statue of Liberty” in New York.
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Metro Station Arsenalna in Kyiv is the deepest in the world - 105.5 meters.
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The grave of the founder of Moscow, Yuri Dolgoruky, is located in Kyiv in the Church of the Saviour at Berestovo
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The shortest transport route in Kyiv - is the funicular, its length is 222 meters.
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The most popular souvenir from Kyiv - "Kyiv cake" is produced since 1956.
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Golden gate - the main gate of the ancient Kyiv, the monument of defensive architecture of Kyivan Rus.
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McDonald's near Kyiv railway station, the third most visited in the world. More than 2,000,000 visitors a year.
- Kyiv is one of the greenest cities in Europe. 20m2 of green spaces per 1 inhabitant.