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1853 monument in Kyiv From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Monument to Prince Volodymyr | |
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![]() Monument before World War I | |
General information | |
Type | National Landmark of Monumental Art |
Architectural style | pseudo Neo-Byzantine |
Location | Kyiv |
Country | Ukraine |
Coordinates | 50.4564°N 30.5263°E |
Opened | 1853 |
Technical details | |
Material | bronze |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Vasily Demut-Malinovsky |
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.
The monument is also depicted on Ukrainian karbovanets banknotes issued in 1993 to 1995.
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