The last few years, murals have been ranked among the sights of individual cities. Gradually, the art of drawing a picture on the wall became something more than a banal graffiti. And the most pleasant thing is that the murals in Ukraine are getting bigger every year.
Service for the daily booking of housing Dobovo.com compiled its own TOP-10 murals of Ukraine. Going on a trip around the country, be sure to find these murals – and we’ll show you how much you will be charged when renting an apartment during a trip to a particular city.
“Bereginya” on the Maidan (Kyiv)
One of the most beautiful and special for Ukrainians mural is located in the heart of Kyiv – right on the Maidan Nezalezhnosti. The facade of the apartment building shows the woman’s face surrounded by bright sunflowers. This mural for the people of Kyiv was drawn by a street art artist from Costa Rica – Mata Ruda. The work was created within the framework of the project ArtUnitedUs.
Where located: Kyiv, the facade of the house along the lane of Taras Shevchenko, ½ – next to the Maidan Nezalezhnosti.
How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Kyiv: a daily rent apartment near Maidan Nezalezhnosti will cost you in the amount of 680 to 2200 UAH/day.
Paired mural dancers (Kyiv)
This relatively young mural on Obolon consists of two parts: on one wall a guy is depicted, on the other – a girl. Both dancers, which symbolize their unity, despite the division.
Mural is located on the walls of the Kyiv apartment building, and it was created by the famous Ukrainian street artist Sasha Korban.
Where is located: Kyiv, Obolonskyi district, Geroev Stalingrada Avenue, 60
How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Kyiv: to rent an apartment on Obolon can be within 700 UAH/day.
Kobzar (Kharkov)
In honor of the 200th anniversary of the Ukrainian Kobzar, an image of Taras Shevchenko appeared on the wall of a multi-storey house in Kharkov. Mural was created by the team Kailas-V, which, in addition to the figure of Taras Grigorievich, created in murals with Leonid Bykov, Claudia Shulzhenko and Yuri Gagarin.
Where is located: Kharkov, Sadovy passage, 30
How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Kharkov: rent an apartment for a day in Kharkov can be priced from 213 to 9450 UAH/day.
Wall of prominent characters of the city (Odesa)
Odesa street artists from the Peach team decided not to waste time on trifles and completely painted the wall of a three-story hotel. On it they portrayed personalities who made Odesa famous and made a significant contribution to the development of the city. Without doubt, such a mural can be considered a modern landmark port city.
Where is located: Odesa, 32, Evreiska Str/
How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Odessa: the daily rent of an apartment in Odesa today will cost an average of 407-600 UAH/day.
“Pan and Pani of Dnipro” (Dnipro)
Unusual murals appeared recently on the walls of high-rise buildings in the city of Dnipro. On two high-rise buildings on the Left bank of the Dnipro Kharkov artist Alexander Brits depicted a man and a woman in traditional oriental clothes. Despite the unusual street art of murals, the townspeople called mural like “Pan and Pani of Dnipro”.
Where is located: Dnipro, Solnechnyi masiv
How much does it cost to rent an apartment in the Dnipro: rent an apartment for a day in the Dnipro can be within 560-1300 USD/day.
Crossword on the wall (Lviv)
The biggest crossword puzzle in Ukraine is in Lviv – it’s a huge mural 30 meters high and 18 meters wide. The peculiarity of the mural is that the names of famous figures of architecture and painting are ciphered in the crossword. Once a clue could be seen only after sunset, as they were inscribed with special paint, which glows in the dark. Today, the inscriptions in the crossword are seen around the clock.
The author of the mural was the artist Sergei Petlyuk.
Where is located: Lviv, 82, Academic Sakharov Str.
How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Lviv: rent an apartment for a day in Lviv can be within 450 UAH/day.
“Dreams in which you want to live” (Vinnitsa)
“Dreams in which you want to live” – this is a real mural-picture, which calls otherwise to see the real and imaginary. Its authors are two artists Maria Bobyreva and Alexandra Melnik. Mural was created within the framework of the project “VIN-ART-CITY”.
Where is located: Vinnitsa, Kozitskyi Str.
How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Vinnitsa: you can rent an apartment in Vinnitsa from 235 to 600 UAH/day.
Photo of Steve Job on the wall (Zhitomir)
Now and in Zhitomir there is Steve Jobs – the truth while only on a wall in the form of a mural. The black and white image of the founder of «Apple» was applied by street artist Vitaliy Talko. Thus, he created another unusual art object for the guests of the city.
Where is located: Zhytomyr, 13-а, March 8, Str.
How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Zhitomir: rent an apartment for a weekend in Zhitomir can be only 380 UAH/day.
The capital’s waterfall (Kyiv)
Mural under the name “Falls” in Kyiv can be called one of the most colorful in Ukraine. He carries the inhabitants of the capital from a noisy metropolis to an exotic country. But the author of this urban masterpiece is still unknown.
Where is located: Kyiv, 26, Zlatoustovskaya Str.
Record 3D graffiti (Kyiv)
Another metropolitan mural, which we simply could not ignore, is 3D graffiti on Tymoshenko Street. The peculiarity of this mural in a special visual effect, which makes the wall of a multi-storey house a relief. It should be noted that this mural was even included in the Book of Records of Ukraine.
Where is located: Kyiv, 29а, Tymoshenko Str.
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