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Monument to Prince Volodymyr

Coordinates: 50°27′23″N 30°31′35″E / 50.4564°N 30.5263°E / 50.4564; 30.5263
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Monument to Prince Volodymyr
Monument before World War I
Monument to Prince Volodymyr is located in Ukraine
Monument to Prince Volodymyr
General information
TypeNational Landmark of Monumental Art
Architectural stylepseudo Neo-Byzantine
LocationKyiv
CountryUkraine
Coordinates50°27′23″N 30°31′35″E / 50.4564°N 30.5263°E / 50.4564; 30.5263
Opened1853
Technical details
Materialbronze
Design and construction
Architect(s)Vasily Demut-Malinovsky

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

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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

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The monument is also depicted on Ukrainian karbovanets banknotes issued in 1993 to 1995.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Всі документи бази даних "Законодавство України" (станом на 8 липня 2022 р.)".
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