The section «Monuments» on our website is devoted to the study of the cultural and historical heritage of Kyiv in the form of monuments. We talk about the history and significance of each monument, its architectural features and unique details. We give information about the location of each monument and how best to get to it. We also provide interesting facts about famous monuments, such as the Monument to the Powerfulness, the Monument to the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred, the Monument to Bogdan Khmelnitsky and many others. Our section is also devoted to little-known and forgotten monuments, which also have their own history and cultural significance. If you love the history and culture of Kyiv, then our Monuments section will help you learn more about this amazing city and its cultural heritage.
Motherland (popularly: a shield-woman, a woman with a knife) is a monumental sculpture in Kyiv on the right bank of the Dnieper. It is located on the territory of the “Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War” (the old name is the Museum of the Great Patriotic War). Opened as part … Read more
The monument to the baptism of Rus’ (other names: the column of Magdeburg Law, the lower monument to St. Vladimir), is the oldest monument in Kyiv and is located in Kreschaty Park. Magdeburg Law was granted to Kyiv in the 18th century, during the reign of Empress Elizabeth, daughter of Peter the Great. According to … Read more
This attraction is located in Kreshchaty Park, and its opening took place in 1982 after four years of construction and was timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary of education of the USSR. The sculptural and architectural composition replaced the summer stage that was located here. The Arch of Friendship of Peoples consists of three … Read more
The monument to open chestnuts, the sculpture “Bronze chestnuts” and the monument to Kyiv chestnuts – the exact name of this art object, which appeared in Mariinsky Park in 2009, is now unknown. But we certainly know that the bronze chestnut, the author of which is the sculptor V. Osadchy, is dedicated to Kyiv mothers … Read more
Konstantin Skritutsky – sculptor and designer, author of many street sculptures in Kiev, including the complex on Landscape alley, sculptures of animals in Partizanskaya Glory Park (Darnitskaya landscape), the sculptural group “The bird that flew to the middle of the Dnieper” on Rusanovka, a cat made of disposable forks (the square near the Golden Gate … Read more
In order to install this monument in Kreschaty Park, the authorities of the city and its residents were inspired by the love story of an Italian prisoner of war and a Ukrainian woman who was hijacked to work in Germany. “I come to Ukraine every year. I still remember the events of the war that … Read more