Ukraine ~ Kiev « Roads Less Traveled Photography

Statue of Igor Sikorsky, Kiev

So, why a statue of Igor Sikorsky in Kiev? Wasn’t he an American?

Well, like most Americans, he came from somewhere else. He was born in Kiev, then part of the Russian Empire, and studied at Kiev Polytechnic Institute, where this statue stands.

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Premier Palace Hotel

The Premier Palace Hotel, Kiev

The Premier Palace Hotel, Kiev, on a Saturday morning.

Thanks for all the visits this week. Feel free to recommend my site to your family and friends! Much appreciated!

The owner of the nearby restaurant, Pantagruel, decided to let a cat named Pantusha live inside the eatery. Soon the cat became a favorite with visitors. However once the restaurant caught fire, killing the poor pet. The restaurant’s patron renovated the restaurant, of course, and insisted a small monument be erected [...]

Decrepit

Just another decrepit building, not too far from the city center. It’s been like this for a while. Maybe it’s still like this now?

Soviet Aircraft, WWII

Definitely not a fighter, possibly a bomber or a transport plane. Seen on the grounds of the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev.

Mariyinsky Palace

Mariyinsky Palace (Ukrainian: Маріїнський палац, Mariyins’kyi palats) is an official ceremonial residence of the President of Ukraine in Kiev and adjoins the neo-classical building of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine. It is a picturesque Baroque palace on the hilly bank of the Dnieper River.

The palace was requested to be constructed in 1744 [...]

Memorial to Students and Staff, WWII

Well, every once in a while I come up with what I think is a great name for a photo, but then I find out they story behind the image and suddenly the name I came up with doesn’t seem so great any more.

This was seen near the campus of Kiev Polytechnic Institute [...]

Cabinet of Ministers

HDR/9 image Panorama

Yeah, this building is quite big. And I needed nine images to capture it, even from this distance. Of course if I had remembered to pack my wide angle, I could have done it in less.

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