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Kyiv’s skyline is one of the most exotic I have seen – no wonder it is often referred to as the “city of a thousand golden domes”. Ukraine’s capital is also one of Europe’s oldest cities and the birthplace of Eastern Slavic civilisation, and home to a dazzling number of Orthodox churches and cathedrals. Against a backdrop of forested hills, gilded turrets, spires and domes – some almost 1,000 years old – shine brightly all over the city, giving Kyiv a fabulous fairy-tale feel. Read the story here.