Then, I crossed the main door, a magnificent work to go to the more modern part. A Church is there as well as a good number of statues, each as magnificent as the other. The heavier rain forced me to turn around. So I couldn't go to the crematorium, a really modern building. Next time...

Three things struck me however: the multitude of tombs with statues, as well as representations of people on the tombstones, like a drawing. Then, a traditional cross but with another branch across. Finally, the presence of a table and a bench near some tombs.

For once, it's better to follow the order of the photos that allow you to walk with me...

The cemetery was created in 1833. It takes its name from the nearby Baikovo residence. The oldest part of the cemetery is south of Baikova Street, while the largest part of the cemetery, dating from the 1880s, is north of Baikova Street. It has an Orthodox section, as well as two smaller sections, Catholic and Lutheran. Under the Soviet Union, the intelligentsia and the middle and wealthy classes of Kiev were buried in the Baikove cemetery, hence the multitude of prestigious works. A Byzantine-style Orthodox church was built in the cemetery between 1884 and 1889, with money coming from the sale of the plots.