Monument to Prince Volodymyr
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
- "Christianization of Kyivan Rus'", high relief
- "Built in 1853" (in Russian), high relief
- "Order of St. Vladimir", low 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
- Christianization of Kievan Rus'
- Monument to Magdeburg Rights, also known as the Saint Volodymyr Lower Monument
- Statue of Saint Volodymyr, London
- Monument to Vladimir the Great (Moscow)
References
- ^ "Всі документи бази даних "Законодавство України" (станом на 8 липня 2022 р.)".
External links
- Monument to Prince Volodymyr at the Kyiv e-Encyclopedia
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