Material metal, granite, bronze Completion date 1982 | Phone +380 63 389 6825 Beginning date 1978 | |
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Location Pechersk Raion, Kiev, Ukraine Designer Oleksandr Skoblikov (sculptor); Serhiy Myrhorodsky, Kostyantyn Sydorov, I.Ivanov (all - architects) Type complex of three sculptural elements of the monument Opening date Anniversary date of the October Revolution (November 7, 1982) Dedicated to Friendship between Russia and Ukraine Address Паркова дорога, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000 Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Khreshchaty Park, Trukhaniv Island, Mother Motherland - Kiev, Saint Vladimir Hill, St Andrew's Church - K | ||
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Friendship of Nations Arch (Ukrainian: Арка Дружби Народів, Arka Druzhby Narodiv, literally 'Arch of Friendship of Peoples') dedicated to the unification of Russia and Ukraine within the Soviet Union. The arch was constructed in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It was opened together with the All-Union Lenin Museum (today, Ukrainian House) on November 7, 1982 to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the USSR and the celebration of the 1,500th Anniversary of the Kiev city.
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On 20 May 2016 the Ukrainian government announced plans to dismantle the arch as part of its decommunization policy. In its place is planned a memorial dedicated to veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Description
The Friendship Arch was constructed in 1982 by sculptor A. Skoblikov and architect I. Ivanov and others. The monument consists of three sculptural elements an arch and two statues.
There is a viewing deck there where most of the east bank can be viewed, Troieschyna and towards the north of the city, Podil and Obolon.
Location
The monument is located behind the buildings complex of the National Philharmonic Society of Ukraine in the Cross Park (Ukrainian: Хрещатий парк) which at the time of opening was called the Pioneer Park. The monument complex sits on top of the right bank of Dnieper river overwatching the Park Bridge and the Shore Highway (Ukrainian: Набережне шосе, Naberezhne shose). Park Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that connects the city with Trukhaniv island.