Sophienplatz
Coordinates: 50 ° 27 ′ 13 ″ N , 30 ° 30 ′ 58 ″ E
Sophienplatz Sofijska ploschtscha |
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Square in Kiev | |
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Basic data | |
place | Kiev |
District | Shevchenko Raion |
Hist. Names | 1920–1944 Ploschtscha Tscherwonych heroiiw Perekopu, 1944–1993 Bohdan Khmelnyzkyj Square |
Confluent streets | Volodymyrska Street |
Buildings | St. Sophia Cathedral , Monument to Bohdan Khmelnitsky |
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User groups | Foot traffic , events , |
The Sophienplatz ( Ukrainian Софійська площа / Sofijská ploschtscha ) is one of the most beautiful places of the Ukrainian capital Kiev .
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The Sophienplatz from the bell tower of St. Sophia Cathedral seen
location
The square is located in Shevchenko Raion on Volodymyrska Street in central Kiev.
Name and development
The square has been named since 1869 after the St. Sophia Cathedral , whose south gate borders the square and whose bell tower towers over the square. In the meantime, from 1944 to 1993, the square was named after the hetman Bohdan Khmelnyzkyj , who was received here on December 23, 1648 after a successful campaign and whose monument is now on the square.
Web links
Commons : Sophienplatz - collection of images, videos and audio files
- The Sophienplatz on Kievtown (Ukrainian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Sophienplatz in the Kiev Encyclopedia ; last accessed on May 23, 2014 (Ukrainian)
- ^ Günther Schäfer: Kiev: Tours through the metropolis on the Dnepr . In: City guide (= Trescher series of trips ). 3. Edition. Trescher Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-89794-181-6 , pp. 118 ([ limited preview in Google Book search]).