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Address Volodymyrs'kyi descent, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000 Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Saint Vladimir Hill, Bohdan Khmelnytsky Monume, Monument to Princess Olga, Memorial to the Legendar, Statue de Taras Chevtchenko | ||
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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.
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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.
The monument is also depicted on the Ukrainian banknotes.