Sahaidachnyj Monument (Kiev)

Coordinates: 50 ° 27 ′ 47 ″  N , 30 ° 31 ′ 7 ″  E

The Sahaidachnyj monument in front of the Hostynyj Dwir 2012

The Sahaidachnyi Monument ( Ukrainian Пам'ятник Петру Сагайдачному ) is a monument built in 2001 on Kontraktova Square , the central square of the Podil district in the Ukrainian capital Kiev .

The bronze sculpture was inaugurated in honor of the ataman of the Zaporozhian Cossacks Petro Sahaidachnyj on May 19, 2001. The equestrian statue , financed by donations, is 5.5 meters high, 1.5 meters of which is on the gray granite base, and shows the Hetman riding and swinging a club.

Rear view of the monument with a view of Kontraktowa Square, 2005

The designs and the executions come from the workshop of the sculptors Schwezow, Sydoruk and Krylow.

Web links

Commons : Sahajdachny Monument (Kiev)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Description of the monument on Gorodkiev (Russian)
• Brief description of the monument on mesta.kiev.ua (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sahaidachny monument in the Kiev encyclopedia , last accessed on March 5, 2014 (Ukrainian)
2. ^ Homepage of the sculptors Sydoruk and Krylow ; last accessed on March 5, 2014