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Sophia of Kyiv in an air alert
Closes in alerts
The Sophia preserve’s museums close during air alerts.
Our take
- Plan mornings
- Address
- Upper Town, Kyiv
- Nearest metro
- Zoloti Vorota
500 m · 7 min walk
More distances - Website
- sofiia-kyivska.ua
- Status
- Open
About Sophia of Kyiv in an air alert
The National Preserve “Sophia of Kyiv” closes its museums during an air alert and asks visitors to go to the nearest shelter (sofiia-kyivska.ua).
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Sophia of Kyiv in an air alert before you go.
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What’s nearby
Distances from Sophia of Kyiv in an air alert 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
- Zoloti VorotaMetro500 m7 min walk
- Independence SquareMetro800 m10 min walk
- KhreschatykMetro900 m11 min walk
Key sights
- The Golden Gate450 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 9 min
- St Michael’s700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 10 min
- National Opera700 mWalk 9 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra3.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 19 min
The station and the squares
- Maidan Nezalezhnosti750 mWalk 9 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi station2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 15 min
Location
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