Monument to Prince Volodymyr,
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
Dnipro, previously called Dnipropetrovsk from 1926 until May 2016, is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnieper Rive ...
. 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 tall on a 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 .
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
File:Saint Vladimir Monument in Kiev. P1030718-1.jpg, Park zone around the monument, 2013
File:Статуя Владимира Великого в Киеве (2021).jpg, Front view of monument, 2021
File:Пам'ятник Володимиру Великому у Києві.jpg, Monument in winter, 2015
File:Stamp of Ukraine s1751.jpg, Stamps of Ukraine, 2019
File:Saint Vladimir Monument during Russian invasion of Ukraine (03).jpg, The monument in protective wrap during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 2022
File:KIEV(1894) p162.jpg, Monument sketch, 1894
File:KhRusi.jpg, " Christianization of Kyivan Rus'", high relief
File:2013. Kiev 059.jpg, "Built in 1853" (in Russian), high relief
File:Пам’ятник Володимиру Великому (постамент).JPG, "Order of St. Vladimir
The Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir (russian: орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian order established on by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptizer ...
", low relief
File:2013. Kiev 062.jpg, Depiction of Saint Michael, low relief
File:Monument to Volodymyr the Great in Kyiv, detail 2.JPG, Memorial placard "restored in 1953" (in Ukrainian), 1953
File:UkraineP99a-500000Karbovantsiv-1994-donatedao f.jpg, Monument to Prince Volodymyr on the Ukrainian banknotes
File:Хр.Русі.jpg, Monument to Prince Volodymyr on the Soviet jubilee coin of 25 Rbls
File:50 UAH Varfolomey A.jpg, Monument to Prince Volodymyr on the Ukrainian jubilee coin of ₴50
See also
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Christianization of Kievan Rus'
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Monument to Magdeburg Rights, also known as the Saint Volodymyr Lower Monument
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Statue of Saint Volodymyr, London
The statue of Saint Volodymyr in Holland Park, London, is a work of 1988 by the Canadian-Ukrainian sculptor Leo Mol. The bronze statue stands on the corner of Holland Park and Holland Park Avenue. It was unveiled on 29 May 1988, to commemorate ...
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Monument to Vladimir the Great (Moscow)
References
External links
Monument to Prince Volodymyrat the Kyiv e-Encyclopedia
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Buildings and structures completed in 1853
1850s establishments in Ukraine
1853 establishments in the Russian Empire
Buildings and structures in Kyiv
Cultural depictions of Vladimir the Great
Tourist attractions in Kyiv
Culture in Kyiv
Monuments and memorials in Kyiv
National Landmarks in Kyiv
Symbols of Kyiv