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Andreevsky Spusk
One of the oldest and most beloved streets in Kiev is Andreevsky Spusk. Here you can feel the unique exotics of Kiev, its amazing images and traits. This street became a traditional place of holding different concerts, festivals of art and Days of Kiev. There are many picture galleries, shops of souvenirs, art exhibitions. Painter and other artists may sell their works in the open air.
In ancient times it linked the administrative part of the upper time with Podil, the lower town of merchants and artisans.
The street’s present appearance was formed at the juncture of 19-20th centuries. The upper part of the descent houses one of the most refined Kyiv temples - St. Andrew’s Church built in 1754. The sidewalk artisans come out in the full force of weekends and big holidays. There's an interesting building that inhabitants refer to as the Castle of Richard the Lion-Hearted, built in 1902.Notability of the Castle lies that it was constructed without the permission of city authorities. However, architecture of building vividly blended with environment till nowadays.
Andreevsky Spusk is often compared to Paris Mantmartre or Moscow’s Arbat.
Being at the very heart of the city's art community the street is a favorite stop for tourists in search of paintings and traditional Ukranian crafts, as well as a repository for souvenirs and different Soviet stuff.
The One Street Museum is charming little museum near the bottom of Andriyivsky descent tells the rich history of this important street through the years.