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Old, or Upper Town, to the commercial Podil. The first buildings were put there in the 17th century.
During the 18th and 19th centuries, craftspeople lived in the street. Although they are long gone, the street is alive thanks to its architecture, rich history and many gift shops and small art galleries. This is one of the best areas to find traditional crafts and arts. Uzviz is one of the favourite places for Kyivans and tourists. It is known for many festivals, including art festivals and the Kyiv Day celebration on the last weekend of May.
The One Street Museum is another main attraction of Andriivskyi Uzviz with more than 6,500 exhibits. They include information about St Andrew's Church, the Castle of Richard the Lionheart, and many other buildings of the street.
Andriivskyi Uzviz also has a number of monuments. One of them is the monument to Pronia Prokopivna and Svyryd Holokhvastov (see picture 2) showing two characters from the play Chasing Two Rabbits by Mykhailo Starytskyi.
1. What is Andriivskyi Uzviz famous for?
2. Is it going up or down? Why?
3. What are the two tallest buildings in the street?
4. Why do people come to Uzviz?
5. Have you ever watched the film Chasing Two Rabbits?
6. Why do you think the monument to Pronia Prokopivna and Svyryd Holokhvastov was put in Andriivskyi Uzviz?
7. The Museum of One Street is an unusual museum. Do you know of any other unusual museums?
3. Look at the pictures from the traditional Flower Show that takes place every year on Independence Day in Kyiv. Name the compositions.
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