Saint Vladimir Monument

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Monument before the World War I

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 Dnieper's slopes and one of the city's symbols.

Description

The bronze statue of the Baptizer of the rus' people who is depicted 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 a silhouette of 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 existence of the St Volodymyr monument without its cross is impossible as Kiev without Podil.

Gallery

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  Park zone around the monument, 2013

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  Front view of monument, 2007

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  Monument in winter, 2011

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  Monument at night, 2012

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  Monument sketch, 1894

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  "Christianization of Kievan Rus'", high relief

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  "Built in 1853" (in Russian), high relief

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  "Order of St. Vladimir", low relief

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  Depiction of Saint Michael, low relief

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  Memorial placard (in Ukrainian), 1953

See also

• Christianization of Kievan Rus'
• Monument to the Magdeburg Rights, also known as the Saint Vladimir Lower Monument

External links

• Saint Vladimir Monument at the Kiev e-Encyclopedia