Non-Costly Affair: Paid Observation Decks of Kyiv

Kyiv. The city on seven hills. What city can boast with a variety of observation decks more than Ukrainian capital? In parks, churches, bell towers, and the roofs – they are really everywhere…

Paid and free ones. Do you want to see Kyiv at bird’s-eye view? Then you are in the right place for now.

The Bell Tower of St. Sophia Cathedral

From this place, you can view St. Sophia Sq., St. Michael’s Church, Independence Square, Mariinskyi Park, Podil, Obolon, and Troieshchyna.

Where: St. Sophia Sq., 24 St Volodymyrska.

How much: 20 UAH; 10 UAH for pupils and students.

The Bell Tower of St. Michael’s Cathedral

It has a beautiful view of the surrounding area – the square, St. Sophia Church, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Independence Square, and adjacent neighborhoods.

Where: 6 Triokhsviatytelska St.

How much: 20 UAH; 10 UAH for pupils and students.

The Big Bell-Tower of Lavra

From the top of the highest bell tower in Kyiv, you can see the entire left bank and a significant part of Pechersk district. Motherland Mother Monument and all the churches will be seen as in your palm.

Where: 15 Lavrska St.

How much: 30 UAH; 15 UAH for pupils and students.

Botanical Garden named after Gryshko

In spite of flowering tulips and magnolias (and hundreds of other plants, of course) you can admire the magnificent scenery opening from the Botanical Garden – Vydubychi monastery, Dnieper, Paton’s Bridge, Rusanivka, Left Bank… You can climb on a hill, from where not only the left bank but also the right can be viewed – Pechersk and Holosiyiv residential areas. And if you go along the narrow path through the thicket, you’ll find yourself above the road interchange in the area of the Dnieper. The spectacle is really impressive.

Where: 1 Tizmiriaievska St.

How much: 30 UAH; 10 UAH for pupils.

Oleksandrivskyi Housing Estate

If the weather is good, go straight to Chervonozorianyi Ave. Here, on the roof, you will get binoculars and a cup of tea or coffee. You can sit at the tables, watching the landscapes of the capital. From the height of 26-floor-building, you will look over almost the entire right bank – Zhuliany, TV Tower, Sevastopolska Sq., and beyond.

Where:  4а Chervonozorianyi Ave.

How much: 50 UAH

Kooperator Hotel

Now be attentive – this is not an ordinary observation deck. It can be reached only on one condition: if you care about your fitness and health. Intrigued? In summer, there are yoga classes by fitness studio Alice Good take place here. You can come here only by passing the fitness studio. On Wednesday and Saturday, at seven o’clock everyone can get on the roof and spend an hour and a half outdoors with the benefit to their bodies and stock up some positive emotions after it. The view from the roof is magnificent – the great part of the centre and the almost the entire right bank opens in front of you.

Where: 53/80 Salsaganskogo

How much: 50 UAH

Mother Motherland Monument

They say, once a year the monument starts banging on its shield with a sword. Who knows, there’s hardly a person who was lucky to meet a witness. But one thing we know for sure: Motherland is an excellent viewing platform. Even two viewing platforms: at an altitude of 36 and 91 meters. The first is at the pedestal, the second one – on the shield. It offers a stunning view of both banks.

Where: Lavrska St.

How much: 50 UAH for the lower deck, 200 UAH for the upper deck.