Podil area photos – Naberezhno-Khreschatytska

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Kiev PodolPodol is rightly considered to be one of the most popular districts in Kyiv. The refrain of a popular song begins with the words: “No Kyiv without Podol.” It is an embodiment of the democratic spirit in our city. Craftsman worked here, businessmen traded here, the “fathers of the city” sat in the Magistrates’Hall here, and they all prayed in the numerous Podol churches. Meanwhile, the houses of prayer of other communities – Polish, Armenian, Greek, German, Tatar, Jewish – were also to be found in Podol. The altruistic enthusiast of the Ukrainian enlightenment Galshka Gulevichevna established the School of the Orthodox Brothers here – the future Kyiv-Mogilanska Academy. Podol is the old craftsmans’ settlement – the Potters and Tanners; it is the Brodsky Mill and the old electric power station; it is the 200-year-old water main and solar clock; it is Kyiv’s first chemist’s shop and the first automobile; it is the first tram line in the Russia Empire; it is the River Fleet, the Contract Fairs and the Zhitniy Market. Podol was destroyed by enemy tribes. Catherine II planned to demolish it. In 1811, a huge fire burned down most of the buildings in Podol. The flood waters of the Dnieper overflowed onto the Podol streets. But this district is immortal.

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