Kiev River Port
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The Kiev River Port (Ukrainian: Київський Річковий Вокзал; translit. Kyivskyi Richkovyi Vokzal) is the main river port in Podil, historic and administrative raion of Kiev, located on the right bank of the Dnieper River and the Poshtova Square.
Since ancient times the Podil region was an important trade center, especially by water routes. Arounde the 19th Century, steamboats started to navigate along the Dnieper, and a row of quays were built along the bank of the river. In 1953-1961 a new riverboat station was built on the square by the architechts: V. Gopkalo, V. Ladny, and others. The building has a mast-like tower which resembles a steamboat tower.
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- Ruta Malikenaite. Guildebook: Touring Kyiv. Kyiv: Baltia Druk, 2003. ISBN 966-96041-3-3
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