round place
Coordinates: 49 ° 35 '22.4 " N , 34 ° 33' 4.6" E
| Round square Кругла площа |
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.png) Round square plan |
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| Basic data | |
| place | Poltava |
| Created | 1805-1842 |
| Newly designed | 1945–1969 |
| Hist. Names | Olexanderiwska |
| Buildings | Honor column |
| use | |
| User groups | Pedestrian traffic , leisure |
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| Square area | 93,500 m² |
The Round Square ( Ukrainian Кругла площа ; Russian Круглая площадь ) is the most important square, landmark and center of the Ukrainian city of Poltava and an urban and architectural monument of national importance.
The round square is formed by a holistic classical ensemble around a circular area with a central park. The square was originally named after the Russian Emperor Alexander I. Olexanderiwska ( Олекса́ндрівська ).
The basis of the architectural ensemble of the square with a diameter of 345 m and an area of 93,500 m² lies in the years 1805–1841. In the years 1840–1842 the central part of the square was planted with trees and turned into a park with a ring road and eight radial paths, the October Park ( Жовтневий парк ). There is now a shopping center below the square.
Honor column
In the center of the square is an honorary column ( Монумент Слави ) over 16 meters high, inaugurated in memory of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava on June 27, 1811 . The column, commissioned by the then Governor General of Little Russia Alexei Kurakin and the sculptor Ščedrin , stands on a base made of light gray granite, modeled on a fortress and equipped with 18 cannons. On its tip is a golden eagle with outspread wings, holding a branch of laurel in its beak.
Web links
- Description of the city Poltava with a bird's eye view of the square
- Sights of Poltava with photo from the Round Square in winter
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of monuments of national importance in Poltava Oblast ( Memento of the original of December 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (No. 577)
- ↑ Description of the course (English)
- ↑ The architectural ensemble of the Round Square (Ukrainian)
- ↑ Thomas Gerlach, Gert Schmidt, "Ukraine - Between the Carpathians and the Black Sea", page 314, Trescher Verlag, Berlin ISBN 978-3-89794-192-2
Remarks
- ↑ The Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on the column under Монумент Слави (Полтава)