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Which country is Kiev from?

Kiev is the capital of Ukraine.

Kiev is located in the north-central Ukraine, on both sides of the middle reaches of Dnieper River, near the confluence of Pripyat River and Jesna River, its largest tributary. Kiev has a long history and was founded in the late 6th century and early 7th century. According to the Chronicle, the city of Kiev was founded by three brothers, Echo, Sheikh and Hollef, and was named Kiev after his brother.

Kiev is known as the "Garden City", with natural forest parks all over the city, with a green bandwidth of 25-40 kilometers and a green area of 220,000 hectares. Urban buildings are located on the rolling hills on the right bank of Dnieper River. Many areas have picturesque scenery and many cultural relics and historic sites. Kiev is also a famous tourist city.

Main attraction

1. Museum: Also known as folk village, it is located in the suburban village of "Pirogov", with an area of 150 hectares and nearly 300 buildings. The ancient buildings with distinctive features were all brought from Ukrainian states intact. Exhibits include houses, wooden churches, granaries, threshing floors, wells, water mills, windmills, farmers' furniture, clothes and tableware. The oldest objects are daily necessities from 16 to 17 century.

2. Opera House: Located in Vladimir Street, it was built in 1897- 190 1 and designed by famous designer Nikolai Vasily. There are a series of facilities such as performance stage, musical instrument playing pool and box. It is one of the four famous theaters in Europe.

3. Botanical Garden: There are two botanical gardens in Kiev, the old one and the new one. The new botanical garden is located on the Dnieper River, overlooking the beautiful scenery across the Dnieper River and the dome of the beautiful Orthodox Cathedral. Although the Botanical Garden has unique scenery all year round, the best visiting season is May 1 to May 10 every year, when flowers are in full bloom and the scenery is beautiful step by step.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Kiev