The statue of Saint Volodymyr in Holland Park,

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, is a work of 1988 by the Canadian-Ukrainian sculptor

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. The bronze statue stands on the corner of Holland Park and

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. It was unveiled on 29 May 1988, to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of the

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. Later that year, another statue of Volodymyr by the same sculptor was erected in

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* Statues in London Buildings and structures in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cultural depictions of Vladimir the Great 1988 sculptures 1988 establishments in England 1988 in London Holland Park {{UK-sculpture-stub

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