Independence Monument, Kyiv
Independence Monument is a victory column located on Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Kyiv and is commemorated to the Independence of Ukraine.[1]
Stylistically it presents a mix of Ukrainian Baroque and Empire style. The monument was built in a compositional center of the square to the 10th Anniversary of the independence of Ukraine in 2001. The monument itself is a column with a figurine of a woman (Berehynia) with guelder-rose branch in her arms. The height of the monument is 61 m (200 ft).[2]
As a model of the Berehynia statue, the author Anatoliy Kushch chose his daughter, American artist Christina Katrakis. The statue is made of a cast bronze and weighs about 20 tons.
The column is faced with white Italian marble that stands on a pedestal in the form of a Christian temple of Ukrainian Baroque.
During the 2013 Euromaidan events, riot police used force against students that drove mass demonstrations the very next day.
Gallery[]
Monument's pedestal
Monument in winter, 2017
Back side of the monument
3D Model Independence Monument[]
The company AERO3Dengineering in 2019 year was developed 3D model Independence Monument.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The Ukraine's Independence Monument". IGotoWorld.com. IGotoWorld.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Монумент Незалежності". Kievtown.net. Kievtown.net. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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Coordinates: 50°26′58″N 30°31′32″E / 50.449444°N 30.525444°E
- History of Kyiv
- Maidan Nezalezhnosti
- Monuments and memorials in Kyiv
- Ukrainian independence movement
- Monumental columns in Ukraine