Saint Vladimir Monument

Monument to Prince Volodymyr
Saint Vladimir Monument
National Landmark of Monumental Art
Monument before the World War I
Name origin: Grand Prince of Kiev
Country Ukraine
Region–City Kiev
Coordinates 50°27′23″N 30°31′35″E / 50.4564°N 30.5263°E / 50.4564; 30.5263Coordinates: 50°27′23″N 30°31′35″E / 50.4564°N 30.5263°E / 50.4564; 30.5263
Height 20.4 m (67 ft)
Authors Vasily Demut-Malinovsky, Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg, Alexander Thon
Style pseudo Neo-Byzantine
Materials bronze, brick, cast iron
Installed 1853
For public open
Easiest access St.Michael Square (on foot)

The Saint Vladimir Monument is a monument in Kiev, dedicated to the Great Prince of Kiev Vladimir the Great, built in 1853. 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 Kiev "Without Podil Kiev 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 Kiev without its central Podil district.

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

See also

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