Kiev Circus was opened in 1961. In 1868, the Frenchman Auguste Bergognie bought land in downtown Kiev land and asked the town council for permission to build a stone building to house a circus. The opening of Circus Bergognie took place in 1875. The modern building of the National Circus of Ukraine with 2100 seats, was opened in 1960. In 1998, the Kiev circus received the status of the National Circus of Ukraine. The building which the circus houses is the largest domed building in Kiev city.
