The Ancient Chernihiv () is the National Architecture-Historical Reserve located in the north-eastern Ukrainian city of

Chernihiv Chernihiv (, ; , ) is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within the oblast. Chernihiv's population is The city was designated as a Hero City of Ukraine ...

. It was created at first as an affiliate of the

National Reserve "Sophia of Kyiv" The National Reserve "Sophia of Kyiv" () is a historic preserve that contains a complex of museums in Kyiv and Sudak and responsible for maintenance and preservation of some of its most precious historic sites. List of landmarks in the complex K ...

. Since August 1, 1967, the site is a separate entity consisting of 34 monuments of architecture. In 2023–2024,

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ...

lead the efforts to rehabilitate the sites of the reserve bombed during the

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

Architectural landmarks

Dytynets Park Dytynets Park is a park in Chernihiv located on the site of the Chernihiv Dytynets, the Kievan Rus'-era fortified region of the city. It is a hill on the bank of the Desna River, where a defense complex is situated. The park houses numerous chu ...

, also known as Chernihiv's

motte A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or Bailey (castle), bailey, surrounded by a protective Rampart (fortificati ...

( earthwork) * Catherine's Church *

Krasna Square The Krasna Square () is the main public square located in the city of Chernihiv, Ukraine. History From the Kievan Rus' era up until the 20th century, the square served as the city’s main trade center, featuring numerous stalls and small shop ...

* Piatnytska Church * Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral * Trinity Cathedral Monastery *

Boldyni Hory Boldyni Hory or Boldyni Hills is a historical area in the city of Chernihiv, Ukraine on the right bank of the Desna River, Desna, as well as a monument of landscape art (since 1972). Boldyni Hory are located two kilometers from the historic center ...

Black Grave The Black Grave () is the largest burial mound (kurgan) in Chernihiv, Ukraine. It is part of the National Sanctuary of Ancient Chernihiv and is an Archaeological Monument of national importance. Overview Comparable to the barrows of Gnyozdovo ...

(

kurgan A kurgan is a type of tumulus (burial mound) constructed over a grave, often characterized by containing a single human body along with grave vessels, weapons, and horses. Originally in use on the Pontic–Caspian steppe, kurgans spread into mu ...

) * Saint Anthony's Caves *

Chernihiv Regional Art Museum The Chernihiv Regional Art Museum () is located in the street Muzeyna, 6 (Val territory), Chernihiv, Ukraine. The museum's building was partially damaged in 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Overview Chernihiv Regional Art Museum, loc ...

* Red Bridge * Church of All Saints, Chernihiv *

Chernihiv's Collegium The Chernihiv Collegium () was one of the first educational institutions in the Cossack Hetmanate to provide complete secondary and, subsequently, higher spiritual education on the Left-bank Ukraine, left bank of the Dnieper. In the period of its ...

(see

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) *

Pedestrian Bridge A footbridge (also a pedestrian bridge, pedestrian overpass, or pedestrian overcrossing) is a bridge designed solely for pedestrians.''Oxford English Dictionary'' While the primary meaning for a bridge is a structure which links "two points at a ...

* House of Lyzohub (Colonel of the

Chernigov Regiment The Chernigov Regiment (also known as ''Chernihiv Regiment'' or the ''Regiment of Chernigov'', , ) was one of ten territorial-administrative subdivisions of the Registered Zaporozhian Host, later incorporated as an autonomy in Tsardom of Russia. ...

) * Church of the Resurrection * Archbishop's residence * Museum of history *

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* Church of the Archangel Michael * Church of the Holy Spirit * Borysohlibskyi Cathedral * Yelets-Dormition Monastery * Chernihiv Glory Memorial * Monument to Soldiers Liberators * Victory Square * Old Jewish Cemetery * Old Cemetery, Chernihiv * River Harbor * Chernihiv Military History Museum Since 1989, the site is placed on the tentative list of World Heritage Sites of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), receiving its reference number 668. According to the description, the site only includes Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral and Borysohlibskyi Cathedral. Currently the creation of a renewed nomination is underway, and it will include the central part of Dytynets, Yeletska Hora with the ensemble of Yelets Monastery, Black Grave, Boldyna Hora with the 10th century kurgan grave field, and the complex of the Trinity Monastery.

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File:Чернигов. Елецкий монастырь.jpg, Yelets-Dormition Monastery's cathedral was modeled after that of

Kyiv Pechersk Lavra The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra or Kyievo-Pecherska Lavra (), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic lavra or large monastery of Eastern Christianity that gave its name to the Pecherskyi District where it is located in Kyiv. Sin ...

File:Чернігів.Собор Бориса й Гліба.JPG, Borys and Hlib Cathedral in front of Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral File:AX Chernihiv Pyatnytska Church.jpg, The Piatnytska Church (c. 1201, restored after World War II) File:2015 Будинок губернатора Чернігів.jpg, Chernihiv Regional Art Museum File:Храм архістратига Михаїла з дзвіницею (Чернігів).jpg, Church of the Archangel Michael File:Чернігівський колегіум (Чернігів).jpg, Chernihiv Collegium File:Троїцький монастир.jpg, Trinity Monastery File:Іллінська церква та дзвінниця.jpg, Church of St. Elijah and its bell tower File:Курган Чорна Могила, Чернігів.JPG, Black Grave File:Кургани Гульбище та Безименний.jpg, Hulbyshche and Bezimennyi kurgans, Boldyni Hory File:Чернігів .Будинок полкової канцелярії.JPG, House of Lyzohub File:Вид на Катерининську церкву.jpg, St. Catherine's Church

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Official website

Capital of Forest Empire, part I

Capital of Forest Empire, part II

Capital of Forest Empire, part III

* ttp://cult.gov.ua/index/0-22 Chernihiv Ancient at website of the Chernihiv Region State Administration{{Authority control History of Chernihiv Historic districts Historic sites in Ukraine Protected areas of Ukraine Protected areas established in 1967 Buildings and structures in Chernihiv Tourist attractions in Chernihiv Oblast Historic reserves in Ukraine

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