Kyiv is One of Europe's Most Vibrant 21st-Century Cities - The New York Times

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Kyiv is One of Europe's Most Vibrant 21st-

Century Cities - The New York Times

PR Newswire

KYIV, Ukraine, June 26, 2012

KYIV, Ukraine

,

June 26, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

"With a thriving contemporary art scene, a new generation of chefs

taking innovative approaches to Ukrainian cuisine, and a delirious

dance-til-dawn night life, Kyiv - currently a co-host of the 2012

European Soccer Championship - is a weekend magnet for European

and Russian fashionistas," this is how

The New York Times

begins its

account about

Ukraine's

capital city. The article

36 Hours in

Kyiv

depicts Kyiv as the city of contrasts - from cathedrals to

numerous nightclubs.

Kyiv is usually considered a birthplace of Slavic nations, however, it should not

mean that the city is dull or 'dour', cautions the article. In fact, the city is bright

with its colorful buildings and golden domes. In addition to the beautiful man-

made and natural sceneries, Kyivers themselves were gifted with "hearty sense

of humor and a seemingly boundless hunger for fun". In order to accommodate

the demand, the city boasts numerous cafes and restaurants, busy beaches

and bars that never close.

The article then goes on depicting stadium-shaped Maidan Nezalezhnosti

(Independence Square), the city's modern and historical center. The Maidan is

home to both Czarist, Beaux-Arts and Stalinist buildings as well as to new glass-

enclosed Globus luxury mall, representing the new era. Green and gold domes

of Saint Sophia cathedral, dating from the 11

th

century, mark the place to hear

prayer accompanied by the a cappella choral music.

The Unesco World Heritage site Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra monastery is home to

upper and lower catacombs with subterranean tunnels past ancient glass-

encased tombs of mostly Orthodox saints and monks. The special praise of the

newspapers goes to elaborately gilded 11

th

-century Dormition Cathedral,

reconstructed after its destruction in World War II. This June Kyiv's Maidan

Nezalezhnosti has been transformed into

EURO 2012

biggest fan-zone. Along

with Kyiv, three other Ukrainian cities: Kharkiv, Donetsk and Lviv have done

their share in hosting the championship.

Ukraine

co-hosts this major sporting

event with the neighboring

Poland

(four stadiums in each country). It's been

speculated that if

Ukraine

were to solely host

EURO 2012

championship then

the international fan community could also have discovered such pearls as

southern port-city Odesa, Crimean Simferopol and Yalta, eastern

Dnipropetrovsk and western Chernivtsi and Uzhgorod.