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These are some of the fountains along Khreshchatik. These buildings are
elevated above the street. After this street was destroyed in the war by
the Soviets, the German prisoners of war were used to restore it to its
original grandeur.
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This is looking up the stairs at the Kyiv railroad station. It rivals
Grand Central Station in size and beauty and any airport in its management
of trains throughout the country.
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This is University Station of the Kyiv Metro. I assured Jim and Joyce it
wouldn't be crowded. How wrong I was. They took the jamming like
sardines in stride.
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Every station is different and I think University is one of the most
beautiful of all the stations in the 3 lines.
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St. Vladimir Cathedral can be seen as one walks out of University
Station and is not far from Peace Corps headquarters. It houses the
unrestored great painters of the Byzantium era that influenced all of
Europe.
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On our way to PC headquarters is Kyiv's famed and beautiful Opera House.
Here any time of day, 7 days a week one may see a ballet, opera,
symphony for about 3 US dollars. No matter what is playing, one will see
and hear the best in the world.
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Not far from the Opera House is the complex of St. Sophia, now almost
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In the center of the Sophia square stands this imposing statue of Bohdan
Kkhmel'nitsky, the last great Cossack hettman (chief).
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