Evolution of the Kiev home. From huts to skyscrapers
Since the Kiev land tupotily mammoths, and the first people of Kiev were running after them to try prehistoric steaks, it took about 12 thousand years.
Primitive people did not know if their homes: Kyiv house evolved.
Stone Age
Note that primitive people did not have homes in the traditional sense. The most valuable thing in
those days was a fire, kept for centuries, because it was to get very difficult. So around the hearth shaped parking lot, lived in caves, equip something like tents with branches
pulled dugouts, holes, barns and more.
Worth a visit: Dobranychivsku park 120 kilometers from
Kyiv
Copper Era
In the third millennium BC Kiev tamed copper. By this time the flowering of Tripoli culture. Their homes are becoming more sophisticated, widespread dugout,
part of which has internal walls and rounded windows. Contemporary architects are starting to design even a two-story house.
Worth a visit:
1)
Archaeological Museum "Ancient Aratta - Ukraine" , in the
village of Tripoli Kyiv region
2) Reserve "Tripoli culture"
in the village of Cherkasy Oblast Lehedzyno
"Grad Kyi." Otkuda gatherings is the Russian
land
Between the way the artisans Trypiliya period molded jugs that
we rozdyvlyalys them today in museums, and the 5th century AD when Kiem and his brothers founded the capital of Ukraine, the then architect made significant progress. Begin to build
a fortified settlement. "Grad Kiya" covers an area of about 2 hectares and was located on Old Kiev Hill. The city was surrounded by inaccessible slopes, wall and moat. The
bulk of the building is made of wood, sometimes there are stone structures.
Worth a visit:
1) Starokyivska mountains in and stylized rampart and ditch during the "hail Kiya" on it. On the mountain you
will find a stone with the inscription: "Otkuda gatherings is the Russian land"
2) Park Kievan Rus in the village
Kopacz. Here you will see the citadel looked Kyiv - Centre of Kievan Rus ages 5-13, reproduced in real
Kievan Rus
In the architectural sense, it was a time of knights and princes mansion - spacious building with several
rooms, located on two and sometimes three floors often - with a tower on top. The basic material for construction was plinfa - plytopodibna brick. Acquires distribution frame - the
building of horizontally laid logs. In the center was located Detinets room with stone and wood walls, courtyards and monasteries.
Worth a visit:
1)
Christ Church Cathedral 11th century - St. Sophia Cathedral
2) Golden Gate - the main gate of the ancient defensive Kyiv
3) Log gained outstanding popularity and is used even
today. Visit one of the many churches carcass Ukraine and you will feel the energy of those times.
Middle Ages
Mongol invasion influenced the architecture of Ukraine 12-15 centuries. In the cities there fortress with towers, castles and fortified monasteries. However, in the 13th
century Kyiv was defeated, destroyed many buildings. Prosperity and, accordingly, its architecture is becoming as much in the 18th century.
Worth a visit: unfortunately, Kiev is not preserved fortification systems goals, but they
survived in other regions of Ukraine. So select in your schedule at least one weekend, choose one of the Ukrainian strongholds and visit her.
Renaissance
Kiyani waited five centuries to build architectural masterpieces of the Baroque. Instead of
castles came palaces. Are really worth the current residence of President of Ukraine! Symmetrical shapes, delicate moldings, bright colors, exquisite decoration both outside and
inside. Constructed goals architectural ensembles are invited Italian architects. In the late 18th century, gradually decreasing the church building and developing so-called
"urban style".
Worth a visit:
1) Mariinsky Palace - today it is used as the residence of the President of Ukraine
2) Metropolitan House, now - a museum institution
Reserve "Sophia"
3) No less interesting are the palaces in other regions of Ukraine
Ukrainian secession. 19-20 century
In the 19th century there is a
decline of Ukrainian architecture. Influenced by many prohibitions and restrictions on the part of Tsarist Russia there are template projects, buildings harsh and gloomy edges forms.
However, in the 20th century developed the so-called Ukrainian secession - modern.This period is characterized by unusual architectural
solutions, combining different styles, you can see and chocolate house and House with Chimeras.
Worth a visit: Vozdvizhenka - District Kyiv, where recreated entire streets late 19th century, and the landscape virtually unchanged
from the 12th century
We encourage you to read: an article about Kiev houses of 19-20 centuries - Discover Kyiv on the other side
Use interesting route: "Secrets of Caves houses" - a perfect solution
for a weekend in Kiev
Kiev skyscrapers. Present
The capital of Ukraine 21 centuries updated architectural creations postmodern and high-tech. Minimum finishes,
carving and stucco - instead of glass skyscrapers, concise form, plastic design, exquisite finishes. Mammoths will not run Kyiv, and to taste delicious steak, just visit one of the
many restaurants the capital and.
