Saint Vladimir Monument

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 Ruthenian Baptizer 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.

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Coordinates: 50°27′23″N 30°31′35″E / 50.4564°N 30.5263°E / 50.4564; 30.5263

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