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Zhytniy Market

Zhytniy Market is one of the oldest, still functioning markets in Kyiv, Ukraine. Redeveloped in 1982 when Ukraine was then part of the Soviet Union, this market features striking Soviet architecture that some locals liken to a Chinese Pagoda.

Posted March 27, 2022

Leisure ∕ Ukraine

Hotel Salute / Salyut Kyiv

Hotel Salute, also known as Hotel Salyut, is a 3-star, pet friendly, 89 room hotel located in the Pechersk District in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Posted March 20, 2022

Government ∕ Ukraine

Kyiv Institute of Information

Originally designed to be a “Synthesis of the arts”, this building, nicknamed the “Kiev Flying Saucer” by locals is due to be restored and renovated into a science museum.

This building is also featured in the “Moscow” Map of Call of Duty Black Ops!

Posted January 16, 2022

Government ∕ Ukraine

Memory Park / Kyiv Crematorium

Memory Park is a crematorium located on the outskirts of Kiev, Ukraine. Controversial at the time of planning as cremation was a sensitive subject after the WWII genocide and incineration of Ukrainian Jews, this crematorium was designed to avoid any association with the process of cremation.

Posted December 5, 2021

Healthcare ∕ Ukraine

The Unfinished Asylum

This unfinished asylum on the outskirts of Kiev was cancelled in the early 1990s not due to the fall of the Soviet Union but due to many contractors falling to their death or suffering life changing injuries.

Posted October 17, 2021