Old Kiev next (8 photos)

One of the most ancient cities in Europe has seen a lot in his lifetime. But the era of the photo gives us a chance to look at what changes in the city, and that is still with us.

Here's an example Sofia's Square with the monument to Bohdan Khmelnytsky. First, the city had a lot of space, and houses were lower





Then the owners wisely decided that you can finish a couple of floors without compromising the architecture. It has turned out like this:



Even the building of the Main Bank (!) Was first a little smaller and more modest.



The city was low, was less traffic jams. Even the appearance of the tank makes a crossroads Big Vasylkivska and Saksaganskogo a convenient location without transport:



A stern look regulirovschitsy able to bring order even at the crossroads in front of the National Opera (try not to obey - and there may submachine-admirer waiting for the end of the shift women).



And there was no traffic jams and public transport was on easier. For example here is a:



And the same went for such trams! Then the trams reached the outskirts (where in the past years have been successful to disappear):



And then on the streets appeared trolley:



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