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A view along Rynok (Market) Square in Lviv.
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The ornate Neo-Baroque decorations of the National Museum in Lviv.
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A Neo-Gothic building facade in Lviv.
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The statue of St. Volodymyr in Kyiv overlooking the Dnieper River. The location of the monument is reputed to be in the area where the saint forcibly baptized the populace of the city in A.D. 988.
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The port city of Sevastopol is located in southernmost Ukraine on the Crimean Peninsula. The city is an important naval base due to the numerous inlets and bays along the coastline. During the Cold War, the city was the base of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet, but now it services vessels of both Ukraine and Russia. The main economy of the city is based on trade and shipbuilding, but Sevastopol is also a popular tourist and resort destination. Photo courtesy of NASA.
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Swirls of color ranging from deep olive green to bright turquoise were created by a massive phytoplankton bloom that covered the entire surface of the Black Sea on this image taken 20 June 2006. Many of Europe's largest rivers, including the Danube, the Dnister, and the Dnipro (Dnieper) dump fresh water into the sea. The sea's only source of salty water is the narrow Bosporus Strait (in the southwest), which connects it to the Mediterranean Sea through the Sea of Marmara. The diamond-shaped landmass that projects into the sea from the north is Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. Photo courtesy of NASA.
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This image - taken from the International Space Station - shows the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv stradling the Dnieper River. North of the city is the Kyiv Reservoir, one of a series of lakes created by dams along the Dnieper. Image courtesy of NASA.
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The Soviet-era Motherland Monument, sometimes referred to as the "Iron Lady," was supposed to symbolize the Soviet "Motherland." The 62-meter-high statue stands at the National Museum of the History of World War II in Kyiv, and still displays the Soviet coat of arms on its shield.
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Embroidered towels, icons, and drying herbs and flowers decorate the interior of a peasant home at the Museum of Folk Architecture and Life in Pyrohiv, south of Kyiv.
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