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Fomin Botanical Garden
The university garden
The university’s botanical garden
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Image courtesy of © Jorge Franganillo · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Glasshouses
- Address
- City centre, Kyiv
- Nearest metro
- Universytet
150 m · 2 min walk
More distances
About Fomin Botanical Garden
The Fomin Botanical Garden belongs to the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv; 100 Rokiv Tomu Vpered has a place in the garden.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Fomin Botanical Garden before you go.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Fomin Botanical Garden, as the crow flies.
- Hilton Kyiv250 m3 min walk
- Opera Hotel Kyiv600 m7 min walk
- Hyatt Regency Kyiv1.5 km19 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Fomin Botanical Garden 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
- UniversytetMetro150 m2 min walk
- Zoloti VorotaMetro850 m11 min walk
- Ploshcha Ukrainskykh HeroivMetro950 m12 min walk
Key sights
- National Opera700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 10 min
- The Golden Gate900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 11 min
- St Sophia’s Cathedral1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 12 min
- St Michael’s1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra4.0 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 20 min
The station and the squares
- Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi station1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Maidan Nezalezhnosti1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
Location
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