Kiev Khreschatyk Street

Located in Kiev, Khreschatyk Street is the city's main street and center of public activity. During World War II buildings along Khreschatyk were demolished and during the Soviet Ukraine (1950's and 1960s') it was reconstructed to its current condition. It width varies from 200 to 300 feet wide and has generous spaces for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
During the Christmas holidays Khreschatyk is closed to traffic and becomes a festive pedestrian only corridor as shown on picture above.

The above photo shows the west sidewalk that is a combination of local parking and pedestrian area. Similarly the east sidewalk provides a wider space for parking and pedestrian access except it is adorned with lighted archways. See photo below.

Bellow is a night photo of the east sidewalk.

As shown by the photos below, between the east sidewalk and the building line there is an elevated promenade with trees and benches. Much of the pedestrian activity and people congregation occurs along this promenade. During the day it is busy with people walking along the promenade and other seating on the benches.

At night it becomes a destination for gatherings.

It is very common for major streets to provide pedestrian tunnels under the streets. These underground passages include a number of small shops and street vendors. As the day progresses human activity increases and at night in winter time these become a refuge from the weather. Below is a photo of a pedestrian tunnel under Khreshchatyk Street.