Kyiv (Kiev) - MARIINSKIY PALACE, Ukraine

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Mariinsky Palace, which was built in the middle of the 18 century by V.Rastrelli in the baroque style, was intended to echo Versailes in miniature. During the last war it was badly damaged but was reconstructed, and is now a part of the Supreme Rada's premises. In 1936, the government moved into Pechersk and redeveloped many of of old estates: the grandiose building of the Council of Peoples' Commisars. This huge building, now occupied by the Cabinet of Ministers, was designed by the architects Ivan Fomin and Pavel Abrosimov in the Soviet neoclassical style. Some years later, premises for the Ukrainian Supreme Council were built on an empty place across the road in the design by Vladimir Zabolotny. In Kiev alongside with new grandiose structures - symbols of the modernity you can see invaluable monuments of a history, architecture and culture. An excellent place to start a tour of Kiev - the Upper Town located on high hills, or Old Kiev. Here you will find the few surviving monuments of Kiev`s ancient past.

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