Monument to the Kiev city founders
Coordinates: 50 ° 25 '45 " N , 30 ° 34' 8" O The monument to the founder of the Kiev city ( Ukrainian Пам'ятний знак на честь заснування міста Києва ) is built one for 1500 anniversary of Kiev on May 22, 1982 Sculpture group and a landmark of the Ukrainian capital Kiev . It is supposed to commemorate the legendary founders of Kiev.
It represents a nine meter long boat that is carried by three waves. Kyj and his brothers Shchek and Horiv stand in the stern of the boat , while sister Lybiddie stands at the bow of the boat with outstretched arms.
The monument created by Vasyl Sakharovych Borodai stands on a red granite slab in a round fountain on the Dnepr promenade in Navodnyzkyj Park and is made of forged copper and not of brass, as the sculptor actually intended. The 4.3 m high sculptures of the men are filled with glass concrete, the 3.8 m high Lybiddie is hollow.
In 2010 the monument was renovated.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Günter Schäfer: Kiev, tours through the metropolis on the Dnepr. 3rd edition 2011; Trescher Verlag, ISBN 978-3-89794-181-6 , p. 251.
- ↑ Monument to the city's founders ; accessed on February 27, 2014
- ↑ Monument to the founders of Kiev on wek.kiev.ua ; accessed on February 27, 2014