Shevchenko Raion, Administrative district in central Kyiv, Ukraine.
The Shevchenkivskyi District extends across 27 square kilometers of Kyiv, containing governmental buildings, universities, and three major religious structures.
The district incorporates the Old Kyiv mount and Golden Gate, which functioned as the primary entrance to the medieval settlement from the 11th century.
The district contains Saint Sophia Cathedral, Saint Michael Cathedral, and Saint Andrew Church, representing centuries of Orthodox Christian architecture and traditions.
The area connects to multiple metro stations and houses the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine along Volodymyrska Street.
The Ukrainian Club Building in this district hosted the first parliamentary meeting declaring Ukraine's independence in 1917.
Location: Kyiv
Inception: April 4, 1937
Website: https://shev.kyivcity.gov.ua
GPS coordinates: 50.46269,30.46197
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:57
Saint Sophia Cathedral
3.9 km
Orthodox Church of Ukraine
4.4 km
38 Peremohy Avenue, Kyiv
1.2 km
Golden Gate
4 km
Saint Andrew's Church
4 km
St Volodymyr's Cathedral
3.9 km
101 Tower
3.6 km
Independence Monument
4.7 km
Monument to Bohdan Khmelnytsky in Kyiv
4 km
Bridge over Saint Volodymyr Descent
4.8 km
Kyiv Funicular
4.4 km
Saint Vladimir Monument
4.6 km
Kyiv TV Tower
1.1 km
St. Cyril's Church
2.4 km
Pokrovsky Monastery
2.3 km
Kyiv Zoo
821 m
National Historical Museum of Ukraine
3.9 km
Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center
1.4 km
Hotel Ukraine
4.9 km
Mosaics of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv
3.9 km
Flowers of Ukraine
2.4 km
Besarabsky Market
4.8 km
Gulliver
5.1 km
Red University Building
4.2 km
Florivsky Convent
3.6 km
Bulgakov Museum
3.8 km
Kyrylivska Archaeological Site
2.4 km
Khanenko Museum
4.4 kmReviews
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