Attractions of Bila Tserkva district

The grandiose temple complex in the village of Buky was built in 2000 at the expense of the Skvyra businessman Ivan Suslov according to the project of the architect Yuriy Babych.

The dominant feature of the complex is the church of Saint Eugene the Great Martyr with five gilded baths. During the construction of the temple, the historical canons of Ukrainian architecture were combined with modern architectural forms.

The complex also includes the chapels of Saint Oleksandr and Saint Nicholas, the bell tower of Saint Daniel.

In 2007, the temple complex in Buky was awarded the State Award in the field of architecture. In 2008, the National Bank of Ukraine issued a jubilee silver coin with a denomination of 10 hryvnias, which depicts the church of Saint Eugene in Buky.

In 2011, the Friendship of Peoples fountain, which used to stand on Independence Square in Kyiv, was opened on the square in front of the church.

The wooden church of Saint Joseph the Betrothed in Zhytni Hory was founded in 1756. At first, the church was three-story.

The church acquired its modern appearance in 1854, when a vestibule was added to it. There is one light and two decorative domes with extensions. Domes, completed with capitals, cover the log cabins of the temple, and peculiar vaulted ceilings - side aisles and vestibule.

Paintings of the 19th century have been preserved in the interior.

The Church of Saint Joseph the Betrothed in Zhytni Hory belongs to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The wooden church of Saint Michael was built in Savyntsiin 1882 at the expense of the parishioners.

Previously, the village of Savyntsi was assigned to the parish of Zhytni Hory. Later, the village grew, and it needed its own temple.

The pretty church of Archangel Michael with the bulb on the bell tower has been perfectly preserved, but it is not an architectural monument.

The Church of the Transfiguration in the village of Sukholisy is an architectural monument of national significance.

The temple was founded in 1726, but in 1849 it was significantly rebuilt. Paintings of the 19th century have been preserved inside.

The church is wooden on a stone foundation, single-domed with outbuildings. The dome is an eight on a four with two folds, crowned with a small head. There are choirs in the babinka. All log cabins, except for the central one, are covered with a flat ceiling.

The City People's Museum of Local Lore of the Skvyra City Council was founded in 1987.

The exposition in 8 halls has more than 3600 exhibits. The archeological collection presents things from different epochs found during excavations in the surrounding villages.

You can also see everyday objects of the XV-XX centuries.

In addition, the museum has an exhibition of military glory and an art gallery.

The Syniava ostrich farm is located at the exit from Syniava in the direction of the village of Busheve, opposite God's Mountain.

Founded in 2002 by the family of local resident Vasyl Kovinko. A small flock of ostriches is kept in enclosures. Excursions are held. In summer, there is a cafe where you can taste ostrich meat and ostrich eggs. The complex also includes a mini zoo with an aviary.

Bila Tserkva City Park of Culture and Recreation named after Taras Shevchenko is located in the center of the city.

It was founded in 1931 as a park named after Petrovsky on the site of a drained swamp between Torhova and Soborna squares. Since 2003, it has been named after the poet Taras Shevchenko, who repeatedly visited the Bila Tserkva, in particular in 1845.

Today, the dendrological structure of the park includes more than a hundred species and forms of trees and shrubs. In 1983, a monument to Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky (artist Hubriy) was erected in Shevchenko Park. Also in the park you can see the monument to the Heroes of Space and the sculpture of the fairy-tale heroes Carlson and Freken Bock. There is an amusement park for children.

Shevchenko Park in Bila Tserkva is a favorite recreation spot of the townspeople. Various city events are regularly held here.

Since 1965, the Tarashcha Historical and Local Lore Museum has been located in the priest's house at the Mary Magdalene Church, built in Tarashcha at the end of the 19th century. The priest's brick house was built in 1917.

The exposition of the museum introduces the archaeological finds in the territory of Tarashcha and its surroundings, the history of this region from the earliest times to the present, and the unique culture of the inhabitants of this district of Kyiv region.

In particular, collections of clay figurines, embroidered towels, and various wooden tools are presented. A separate exposition is dedicated to prominent residents of Tarashcha, among whom are many famous scientists and teachers.

The Tetiiv People's History and Lore History Museum was founded in 1967. Since 1989, it has been located in the premises of a former bank from the beginning of the 20th century, opposite the Central City Park of Tetiiv.

Today, the museum's funds include more than 4,000 exhibits, which are exhibited in seven rooms. The exposition tells about the distant past of Tetiiv region, the events of the Ukrainian Revolution, the Holodomor of 1932-1933, the Second World War and post-war reconstruction.

The stand "Tetiiv at the Crossroads of the Ages" full of materials about the history of the city's development attracts attention. The "Euromaidan" and "Undeclared War" exhibitions are constantly replenished with exhibits.

The Museum of Valor and Tragedy of Ukraine operates in the premises of the Volodarka Interschool Educational and Production Complex. It was created in 2018 by Oleksandr Ushynskyi, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war, with the support of the Association of War Veterans, ATO participants, family members of the deceased and disabled war veterans headed by him.

The museum exposition has three sections dedicated to the Holodomor-genocide of the Ukrainian people, the Revolution of Dignity and the heroes of the Heavenly Hundred, as well as the Russian-Ukrainian war. The founder of the museum traveled to many de-occupied cities and villages of Ukraine, where he collected many war artifacts that testify to the crimes of the Russian army in Ukraine. Here you can see fragments of Russian weapons and ammunition, military uniforms, household appliances stolen by the Russians, etc.

The Volodarka Local Lore Museum is located in a one-story building in the center of the village of Volodarka. It is dedicated to the history of the Volodarka region, the culture of its inhabitants, as well as outstanding figures of the village.

The exposition presents more than 1,500 exhibits - from photos and paintings to historical documents and household items. In particular, in the archaeological collection: coins, women's jewelry, dishes, tools and weapons of the ancient Slavs. The ethnographic collection includes ancient clothing, embroidered shirts and towels, old icons.

The large complex of water mill buildings in the village Horodyshche-Pustovarivske is a unique monument of industrial architecture.

It was built in the second half of the 19th century by the landowner Ivan Pidhorsky, who owned the Horodyshche-Pustovarivske sugar factory.

The complex consists of two buildings separated by a dam across the Ros River. On the right bank there is a three-story building, which is now partially destroyed (part of it is equipped for a residential building). On the left bank, there is a large four-story building preserved in good condition.

It is still used for its intended purpose - it is a functioning mill (although it is now electric) with working equipment from a century ago.

The picturesque picture is complemented by ledges of granite on the banks of the river and a metal suspension bridge.

The water mill in the village of Syniava in the Kyiv region was built in the middle of the 19th century, when the village was owned by Count Oleksandr Branytskyi. At the same time, a sugar factory was built in the village. In 1904, the mill was rebuilt, significantly increasing in size.

The four-story brick building of the mill is located next to the dam near the threshold on the Ros River. An architectural monument of local importance.

In 2015, the Stary Mlyn hotel and restaurant complex opened in the reconstructed building.

The water mill was built in Shamraivka in the 19th century. In 1907, the three-story building of the mill was reconstructed, and an oil mill was completed.

The complex still works as intended, the original equipment has been preserved.

The water mill on the Berezanka River in Antoniv was built by Polish magnates Pidhirski, who owned the village since the end of the 18th century.

The mill is still used for its intended purpose. The object is in satisfactory condition.