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Babyn Yar
National memorial preserve
The ravine where tens of thousands of Kyiv’s Jews were murdered in September 1941, now a memorial preserve.
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- Holocaust memorial
- Dorohozhychi metro
- A respectful visit
- Address
- 44 Yuriia Illienka Street, Kyiv 04119
Dorohozhychi, Kyiv - Nearest metro
- Dorohozhychi
150 m · 2 min walk
More distances - Website
- babynyar.gov.ua
About Babyn Yar
On 29 and 30 September 1941 the occupying German forces murdered tens of thousands of Kyiv’s Jews in the ravine of Babyn Yar; in the years of occupation that followed, Roma, prisoners of war, patients of the psychiatric hospital and many others were killed here too, and the Syrets concentration camp stood nearby. The site is now the National Historical Memorial Preserve “Babyn Yar”, at 44 Yuriia Illienka Street, with memorials across the landscape and the “Place for Reflection” (babynyar.gov.ua). Visit quietly and respectfully; the grounds are open-air.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Babyn Yar before you go.
Last checked: November 2026 How we choose
What’s nearby
Distances from Babyn Yar are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- DorohozhychiMetro150 m2 min walk
Key sights
- St Sophia’s Cathedral5.1 kmCycle 26 minCar or taxi 23 min
- The Golden Gate5.3 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 24 min
- National Opera5.4 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 24 min
- St Michael’s5.5 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 25 min
- Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra8.9 kmCycle 44 minCar or taxi 35 min
The station and the squares
- Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi station4.7 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Maidan Nezalezhnosti5.9 kmCycle 29 minCar or taxi 26 min
Location
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