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Ancient Kiev

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Ancient Kyiv (Ukrainian: Стародавній Київ) is a historic preserve of the Kyiv city, Ukraine. The preserve is a complex of landmarks located majorly in area of the Kiev city Podil district and stretching onto part of the Upper city known as Honchari-Kozhumiaky (Potters-Tanners).

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Created in 1987, the borders of the preserve were established by the Kyiv city administration (Executive Committee) in 1988. All its components were official registered in the Registry of National Landmarks.

The preserve covers an area of 175 ha (430 acres) and includes 74 landmarks of architecture, 15 history, 22 archaeology, ant two landmarks of monumental art.

List of landmarks

  • Ensemble of the Saint Ilya Church (17th - 18th century)
  • Church building
  • Bellfry
  • Gate and walls
  • Minor Seminary
  • Ensemble of the Fraternal Monastery (17th - 19th century)
  • Old Academic Building
  • New Academic Building
  • Refectory with the Church of Holy Spirit
  • Sundial
  • Kitchen with cells
  • Cells
  • Prosphora factory
  • Hegumen building
  • Seminary
  • Ensemble of the Florivsky Convent
  • Church of the Ascension
  • Bellfry
  • Refectory Church
  • Hegumen building
  • Church of Nicholas the Embankment
  • Church of Nicholas the Impressive
  • Belfry of Nicholas the Good Church
  • Academy of Visual Art and Architecture building (former Theological Seminary)
  • Building of a Postal Station
  • Old Building of Contracts
  • Building of Contracts
  • Magdeburg Right Column
  • Prince Vladimir the Great monument
  • six residential buildings (various locations)
  • Store
  • Granary
  • College
  • Intercession Church
  • Intercession Monastery
  • St Nicholas Cathedral
  • Temple of the Intercession
  • Refectory of the Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery

    • Rebuilt landmarks of architecture

  • St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery
  • Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral
  • Belfry
  • Church Assumption of Our Lady Pirogoscha
  • Fountain of Samson
  • Church of the Nativity

    • References

    Ancient Kiev Wikipedia
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