The oldest European city, the capital of Ukraine, the hero city of Kiev, is located on the banks of the Dnieper. The first mention of Kiev dates back to the V century BC. e., and the history of his appearance in Russia is reflected in the annals of "The Tale of Bygone Years" by Nestor the Chronicler.
Monuments of Kiev. Cue, Cheek, Horeb, Swan
According to legend, Kiev was founded by the glade brothers Kiy, Schek and Khoriv, then they had a sister named Lybid with them. The brothers settled in the Dnieper hills. The eldest, Kiy, settled on Mount Boricheva (now Starokievskaya), the middle brother, Shchek, settled on the mountain opposite, which became known as Shchekovitsa, and the youngest - Khoriv, began to live on the mountain, which was named Horivitsa. The name of the sister received a river flowing in the middle of the hills, it began to be called Lybid.
The brothers built the city and named it by the name of their older brother - Kiev. Centuries have passed since then, today Kiev is a metropolis, a capital with a population of three million. The city has many historical monuments related to the revolution, the war of 1941-1945, the construction of peacetime. And all these are monuments of Kiev. Kiy, an older brother, played a major role in the formation of the capital of Ukraine. Further development of the country was already subject to the usual course of history.
Monument Lybid: Kiev Attraction
They decided to create a monument in memory of the founders of the city of Kiev in an epic style. On the banks of the Dnieper is a memorial object - a river boat, which went into the category of monuments of Kiev. Kiy, his brothers and beautiful sister are sailing along the Dnieper. At the fore end of the boat, Lybid herself is standing, behind her, at a respectful distance, the brothers are located. The monument is one of the main symbols of the capital of Ukraine, the boat has become a place of pilgrimage for newlyweds who go directly from the registry office to throw a bouquet of flowers into the boat - a guarantee of future family happiness.
Religious monuments of Kiev
There are several ancient churches in Kiev, each of which has its own history. The main church of the capital is the St. Sophia Cathedral, built in the XI century by Prince Yaroslav the Wise. At the beginning of the XVIII century, it was rebuilt in the style of Ukrainian Baroque, which remains to this day. From St. Sophia Cathedral you can go to St. Andrew's Descent and go along it to another monument of church architecture, St. Andrew's Church.
The legendary Kiev monastery - Kiev-Pechersk Lavra - is located above the caves with monastic cells and galleries, in which there are glazed coffins with the relics of the saints of God. There is also the burial place of the well-known Russian Minister Pyotr Arkadievich Stolypin. How the ashes of the Russian reformer fell into the Kiev Pechersk Lavra is a different story.
Monument Mother Motherland
The most grandiose monument in Kiev is the Motherland Monument on the right bank of the Dnieper. A statue 102 meters high rises above the city and is visible from any point at a distance of tens of kilometers. The monument is nine meters higher than the American Statue of Liberty , therefore it is included in the Guinness Book of Records. At the base of the monument is a museum of the Great Patriotic War, in the right hand of the statue, in the hilt of the sword, there is an observation deck, two elevators run inside the structure.
The Kiev monument, which has a special ethno-national significance, is a statue of the hetman Bogdan Khmelnitsky on a horse. It was opened on July 23, 1888, located between St. Michael and St. Sophia Cathedrals. The authors of the monument are the architect V. Nikolaev and the sculptor M. Mikeshin. When the monument was erected, there were some oddities, the horse’s back was exactly turned to the Mikhailovsky Cathedral, which was a blatant nonsense. I had to deploy the entire structure.
Another Kiev monument of historical importance is the Independence Monument on Independence Square. Represents a stele 61 meters high with a statue of the Virgin Oranta with a viburnum branch in hands, a symbol of Ukraine.
The legendary city of Kiev, monuments, photos of attractions, a detailed description of the monuments, their history - all this is part of today's reality.
Kiev, unlike Moscow, does not increase its memorial objects; their list has remained unchanged for years. The monuments of Kiev, Kiy, Schek, Khoriv, their sister Lybid and much more - all this is the property of the great Ukrainian people.