According to local tradition, the rare red-black granite from Tokivske Quarry was used to build a mausoleum in Moscow — a legend impossible to verify, …
Tokivske Granite Quarry: The Stone Rumored to Have Built a Mausoleum in Moscow
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Kodak Quarry: A Lake Above Fortress Ruins Where a Mermaid Supposedly Lives
Locals claim to have repeatedly seen a mermaid surface from the water of Kodak Quarry and dive back under — a legend that lives alongside …
Vilnohirsk Quarry: The “Dnipro Maldives” That’s Actually an Industrial Site
The “Dnipro Maldives” isn’t an official recreation zone — it’s an active industrial site: Vilnohirsk Quarry still mines zircon-rutile-ilmenite ore and quartz sand today, and …
St. Nicholas Church in Kamianske — Neo-Gothic Architecture Built Because of an Attempt on the Tsar’s Life
Kamianske is a city of metal. A steel plant. Smokestacks. Industrial districts. And then, suddenly: two 108-ft towers with spires. Yellow brick. Stained glass. St. …