Saint Vladimir Monument

Monument to Prince Volodymyr
Monument to Prince Volodymyr
	Monument before the World War I
General information
Type	National Landmark of Monumental Art
Architectural style	pseudo Neo-Byzantine
Location	Kyiv
Country	Ukraine
Coordinates	50°27′23″N 30°31′35″E / 50.4564°N 30.5263°ECoordinates: 50°27′23″N 30°31′35″E / 50.4564°N 30.5263°E
Opened	1853
Technical details
Material	bronze
Design and construction
Architect	Vasily Demut-Malinovsky

The Saint Vladimir Monument, or monument to Saint Volodymyr,^[1] is a monument in Kyiv, dedicated to the Grand Prince of Kyiv Vladimir the Great, built in 1853. It is located on Saint Vladimir Hill, the steep right bank of the Dnieper. It is the oldest sculptural monument, a dominating feature of the Dnieper's 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 4.4 m (14 ft) tall on a 16 m (52 ft) 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 20.4 m (67 ft).

Started by Vasily Demut-Malinovsky, the monument was finished by Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg in 1853.

Legacy[]

The monument is mentioned in the Russian song about Kyiv "Without Podil Kyiv is impossible" (Russian: Без Подола Киев невозможен) where it compares the impossibility of the existence of the monument without its cross to the impossibility of Kyiv without its central Podil district.

The monument is also depicted on Ukrainian karbovanets banknotes issued in 1993 to 1995.

Gallery[]

Park zone around the monument, 2013
Front view of monument, 2007
Monument in winter, 2011
Monument at night, 2012
Monument sketch, 1894
"Christianization of Kievan Rus'", high relief
"Built in 1853" (in Russian), high relief
"Order of St. Vladimir", low relief
Depiction of Saint Michael, low relief
Memorial placard (in Ukrainian), 1953
Saint Vladimir Monument on the Ukrainian banknotes
Saint Vladimir Monument on the Soviet jubilee coin of 25 Soviet rubles
Saint Vladimir Monument on the Ukrainian jubilee coin of 50 hryvnias

References[]

^ The Library of Congress. "Pam'i͡atnyk svi͡atomu kni͡azi͡u Volodymyru v Kyi͡evi (Kyïv, Ukraine)". LC Subject Headings (LCSH), LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress). Retrieved 2021-05-16.

External links[]

Saint Vladimir Monument at the Kyiv e-Encyclopedia

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[1] The Library of Congress. "Pam'i͡atnyk svi͡atomu kni͡azi͡u Volodymyru v Kyi͡evi (Kyïv, Ukraine)". LC Subject Headings (LCSH), LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress). Retrieved 2021-05-16.

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Saint Vladimir Monument

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Description[]

Legacy[]

Gallery[]

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References[]

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