Feofaniia or Teofaniia (; also called ''Theophania'') is a park located in the historical neighborhood on a

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near the southern outskirts of

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, the capital of

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. The neighborhood is located in the administrative Holosiiv Raion (

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) amidst the neighborhoods of Holosiiv, Teremky,

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and Khotiv. The park's total area is about . The first Soviet computer, MESM, was built in Feofaniia. Feofaniia was first mentioned in 1471 as ''Lazorivshchyna'' (Лазорівщина), which at the time belonged to an owner named Khodiki. The name is said to derive from a monk named Lazar. In the 17th century, the area was referred to as ''Shakhravshchyna'' (Шахравщина). The modern name ''Feofaniia'' dates back to 1803 when Theophanes Shyianov-Cherniavskyi settled in the area, set aside for charity purposes. During the 1860s, Feofaniia belonged to the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in central Kyiv. Buildings built in the area were constructed in the

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style, however, they did not survive. In 1919, Feofaniia was converted to the Soviet state farm, and later transformed into the main observatory for the Institute of Botany of the Ukrainian Academy of Science. In 1972, Feofaniia was declared a park, and from 1992 — a government designated park, which belongs to the "Feofaniia" conservatory of the

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. Reconstruction work began on the area in 2004, which, when finished (projected in 2008) will include new

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, water and canal features. Located near Feofaniia are the St. Panteleimon's Convent, the

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Institute of Theoretical Physics, and the Government Clinical Hospital "Feofaniia."

Objects of interests

* St. Panteleimon's Cathedral * Feofaniia Clinic ( State Administration of Affairs) * Feofaniia Park (

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) * Boholyubov Institute of Theoretical Physics (

) * Main Astronomical Observatory (

) * Khotiv hillfort of Scythian times (6th century BC)

References

External links

The Official Site of Feofaniia park
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