The Monument to Vladimir the Great (russian: Па́мятник Влади́миру Вели́кому)
is a 17.5-metre-high monument to
Vladimir the Great
Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych ( orv, Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь, ''Volodiměrъ Svętoslavičь'';, ''Uladzimir'', russian: Владимир, ''Vladimir'', uk, Володимир, ''Volodymyr''. Se ...
,
located in Borovitskaya Square in central
Moscow
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. It was designed by the designer Salavat Scherbakov on the initiative of the Russian Military Historical Society and the
city government
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. The opening ceremony was held on 4 November 2016.
The Monument to Vladimir the Great is considerably larger than the monuments to
Patriarch Hermogenes
Hermogenes, or Germogen (russian: Гермоге́н) (secular name Yermolay) (before 1530 – 17 February 1612) was the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia from 1606. It was he who inspired the popular uprising that put an end to the Time of Trou ...
and
Alexander I Alexander I may refer to:
* Alexander I of Macedon, king of Macedon 495–454 BC
* Alexander I of Epirus (370–331 BC), king of Epirus
* Pope Alexander I (died 115), early bishop of Rome
* Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (died 320s), patriarch of ...
, which are located nearby, in Alexandrovsky garden. But it is, for example, considerably inferior to the monument "In honour of the 300th anniversary of the Russian fleet", whose height is 98 metres.
During polemics, there were fears that its erection, along with other construction work in the protection zone of the
Moscow Kremlin
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and on its territory, puts the Kremlin under danger of being removed from the
UNESCO World Heritage List
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,
but as the Minister of Culture later stated, the reports on the erection of the monument, sent to
UNESCO
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, fully satisfied the organization.
Gallery
File:Opening ceremony of the monument to Vladimir the Great in Moscow (2016-11-04).ogv, thumbtime=15:31, Opening ceremony of the monument to Vladimir the Great in Moscow
See also
*
Saint Vladimir Monument in Kyiv
*
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 ...
References
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Cultural depictions of Vladimir the Great
Monuments and memorials in Moscow
Buildings and structures completed in 2016