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During the second half of the 1970s a decision was made to reintroduce the lost historical atmosphere to the old merchant and artisans quarter of
Ukrainian capital, as part of an effort to develop the Podil as a tourist center of Kyiv. In these plans the rebuilding of the Fountain of Samson was
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clocks on the columns it contains concrete copies of the original statues of St. Andrew and Samson, the originals are on display in the
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the two statues of St. Andrew and Samson were removed from the fountain and put into storage, which later proved beneficial as the
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