1853 monument in Kyiv
Monument to Prince Volodymyr ,
[1] is a monument in
Kyiv , dedicated to the Grand Prince of Kyiv
Volodymyr the Great , built in 1853. It is located on
Volodymyrska Hill , the steep right bank of the
Dnipro . It is the oldest sculptural monument, a dominating feature of the Dnipro banks, and one of the city's symbols.
Description
The bronze statue of the Baptizer of the Rus' people, depicting him in a coat with a big cross in his right hand and the Great Prince hat in his left, stands 4.4 m (14 ft) tall on a 16 m (52 ft) tall pedestal that has the silhouette of an octagonal chapel in pseudo-
Byzantine style on a square stylobate. The brick pedestal and stylobate are revetted with cast iron plates. The total height of the monument is 20.4 m (67 ft).
Started by
Vasily Demut-Malinovsky , the monument was finished by
Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg in 1853.
Legacy
The monument is also depicted on Ukrainian
karbovanets banknotes issued in 1993 to 1995.
Gallery
Park zone around the monument, 2013
Front view of monument, 2021
Monument in winter, 2015
Stamps of Ukraine, 2019
The monument in protective wrap during the
Russian invasion of Ukraine , 2022
Monument sketch, 1894
"Built in 1853" (in Russian), high relief
Depiction of
Saint Michael , low relief
Memorial placard "restored in 1953" (in Ukrainian), 1953
Monument to Prince Volodymyr on the Ukrainian banknotes
Monument to Prince Volodymyr on the Soviet jubilee coin of 25
Rbls
Monument to Prince Volodymyr on the Ukrainian jubilee coin of ₴50
See also
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