UNUSUAL MONUMENTS IN KYIV Kyiv is famous

UNUSUAL MONUMENTS IN KYIV

Kyiv is famous for impressive number of unique monuments that have historical and architectural value. However, the streets of the city also feature such monuments, whose main purpose is not to impress with ancient history, but to bring smile.

The monument to Gogol’s nose The legend says, it is here that Nikolai Gogol came up with the idea of his novel “Nose. ”

The monument to the Cat Panteleimon The story goes that once upon a time, Persian cat Panteleimon lived at the restaurant opposite to the Golden Gate; But then, a fire happened in the restaurant and the cat choked with smoke. After a while, owners ordered a bronze statute to commemorate the animal and installed it in front of the restaurant.

Monument to the Hedgehog in the Fog This monument to the prominent character of the Soviet cartoon “Hedgehog in the Fog”. The cartoon character sits on the high stump and holds a small bundle with jam in his paws.

Ballerina The elegant ballerina sculpture was installed on locals’ demands to honor the living nearby ballerina.

The monument “Revived Match” With its help, the author of this unusual sculpture, tried to draw attention to the problem of green zones destruction and environmental pollution.

Loving lanterns Its opening was timed to the St. Valentine’s Day. Composition’s author states that making a date at this spot, the loving couple can be sure that their feelings will never cool down.

There a lot of interesting and unusual monuments in Kyiv And this was a small part of the great number of funny and beautiful monuments.

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