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Despite the current unrest, Ukraine is a country boasting beautiful architecture. Simple and complex all at once, this Eastern European country offers a rich history from the heights of the Carpathian Mountains to the depths of the Black Sea.
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    St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery

    [Photo by www.world-wide-gifts.com] Saint Michael’s Monastery is located on the right bank of the Dnieper River. Workers constructed much of the original monastery in about 1108. When the Russians overtook control of the area, they ordered the monastery torn down and workers followed the orders in the 1930s. When Ukraine became independent again, workers rebuilt […]

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    Tunnel of Love Ukraine

    [Photo by iSavoch on Wikipedia] Lovers often make their way to the Tunnel of Love near Kleven, Ukraine. Local legend says that if a person or couple will walk through the three-kilometer tunnel and make a wish that it will come true. A train that passes through the tunnel three times a day carrying lumber […]

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    Golden Gates of Kiev

    [Photo by www.world-wide-gifts.com] The Golden Gate is a museum in Kiev, Ukraine, featuring embellishments resembling those found in the finest Ruthenian churches. Yaroslav the Wise designed the gate about 1000 AD, and it served as one of three entrances to the walled city. The building now houses a museum. View Tip: Workers constructed the current […]