1.St. Sophia Cathedral
One of the main attractions of Kiev is the Hagia Sophia. This is one of the first works of ancient Russian architecture in Kiev. The cathedral was built in the XI century. It is located in the heart of the city. Sophia of Kyiv is decorated 260
sq.m. mosaics and 3 thousand sq.m. frescoes. Hardly anywhere in Europe can you find a church where so many 11th century frescoes have survived. All the monastery buildings on behalf of were built in the 17th century and made in the architectural style of the Ukrainian Baroque.
2.Street Khreshchatyk
Khreshchatyk is the main street of Kyiv, which becomes pedestrian on weekends. It is very nice to just walk or sit in one of the many cafes or restaurants. During the war, Khreshchatyk was almost completely destroyed. But in 1943,
immediately after the liberation of the city, work began to restore the street. On Khreschatyk there are Kyiv City Council, Central Department Store, Kyiv Philharmonic, Conservatory, Khreschatyk and Maidan Nezalezhnosti metro stations, administrative buildings, cinemas, shops, hotels and restaurants.
The Vatican City state, as you know, is located inside the territory of Rome and is the smallest officially recognized state in the world. Associated with Italy. The status of the Vatican in international law is as follows: "auxiliary sovereign territory of the Holy See, the seat of the highest spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church." The form of government is an absolute theocratic monarchy, with the Pope as the head of state for life. The area is 0.44 km2 and the population is 842 (2014). The Vatican has a non-profit planned economy and is supported by donations from Catholics around the world. Most of the population has the status of clergy and are members of the papal governments, and the workers (gardeners, janitors, etc.) are usually Italian citizens.
