The Monument to the Magdeburg Rights ( uk, Пам'ятник Маґдебурзькому праву) is a monument commemorating the return to Kyiv of its
Magdeburg rights, which granted its right to self government. It is located in
Podil Raion,
Kyiv, at the foothills of the former
Mykhailo Hill, next to the Shore Highway. It is considered to be the city's oldest monument. It is also called the Column of the Magdeburg Rights, the Baptizing of Ruthenia Monument, and the Lower Monument of the Saint Volodymyr. It is a scenic spot overlooking the
Dnipro river
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History
The monument was erected in 1802 to commemorate the return of
Magdeburg rights which were first granted back in the 15th century by
Alexander Jagiellon. The city's residents celebrated this event for three days with illumination and dance and later collected 10,000 rubles for the construction of a chapel and a monument with a fountain. The monument's author was the Kyiv architect
Andrey Melensky. The brick pavilion over a spring was consecrated on August 15, 1802. Since 1804 the Metropolitan
Serapion started
crucessions to the monument for the blessing of the water. It is the place where
Saint Volodymyr of Kyiv baptized his sons into the Christian faith.
See also
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Christianization of Kyivan Rus
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Independence Monument, Kyiv
The Independence Monument is a victory column located on Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Kyiv, commemorating the independence of Ukraine in 1991.
Stylistically it presents a mix of Ukrainian Baroque and Empire style. The monumen ...
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Monument to Prince Volodymyr
Further reading
* Encyclopedic handbook: Kyiv. ''Monument to the Magdeburg Rights''. "
Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia". Kyiv 1981.
* Tolochko, L., Hrybovska, O. ''Monument to the Saint Prince Volodymyr in Kyiv''. "Tekhnika". Kyiv 2007.
* Zakrevsky, N. ''Description of Kyiv''.
External links
Magdeburg Column gorodkiev.com.
Monument to the Magdeburg Rights turson.at.ua.
Monumental columns in Ukraine
Monuments and memorials in Kyiv
National Landmarks in Kyiv
Buildings and structures completed in 1802
1800s establishments in Ukraine
Magdeburg rights
Culture in Kyiv
Landmarks in Kyiv
Tourist attractions in Kyiv
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