About the neighborhood
Neighborhood of Kyiv, Ukraine
Lypky (Ukrainian: Липки) is an historic neighborhood of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv located in the administrative Pecherskyi District. The name is derived from a lime tree (Lypa). Lypky is the de facto government quarter of Ukraine hosting the buildings of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament), Presidential Administration and Government, as well as ceremonial residences and hotels traditionally used by politicians.
Lypky became known only recently since the 19th century. During that time it has become known as an elite district. Lypky is located between the Old Kyiv neighborhood (bordering by Khreshchatyk) and the Pechersk neighborhood across the Klovskyi Descent and Mechnykova Street.
The streets of Lypky were the scenes of the bloodiest episodes of the Euromaidan revolution (2013–2014).
Streets and squares
Akademika Bohomoltsia Street
Bankova Street
Constitution Square
Hrushevskoho Street
Instytutska Street
Liuteranska Street
Gallery
Unofficial designation
Category:Urban districts of Kyiv
Category:Neighbourhoods in Kyiv
Anti-protest figures
50°26′40″N 30°32′04″E / 50.44444°N 30.53444°E / 50.44444; 30.53444
Encyclopedic content adapted from the Wikipedia article on Lypky, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
