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Monument to the Founders of Kyiv

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The observance of the 1500th anniversary in 1982 is based on a traditional founding date of 482 for Kyiv, even though archaeologists have found evidence that the city was founded in either the 6th or 7th
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stated its intention to restore the monument, and at one point, an official of the administration reported that the monument would be replaced by a bronze copy of the original.
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and covered in copper leaf. Completed in 1982, it partially collapsed in 2010, but was restored within a few months. The monument is considered a symbol of Kyiv.
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Mayor Chernovetskyi momentarily stumbled over the names of the city's legendary founders during his speech, but corrected himself shortly afterward.
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The monument collapsed partially in 2010, but was restored later that year. It was selected as the logo to represent the city during the
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is located next to the monument, featuring coloured lights and jets of water up to 3.5 m (11 ft) high.
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football tournament, for which Kyiv was one of the hosts. In 2021, Navodnytskyi Park was renovated, and
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note from 2001, depicting Lybid from the monument (faintly in blue) on the left side of its reverse
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Ukrainian 25-karbovanets note from 1991, depicting Lybid from the monument on its obverse
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Rear view with the fountain, near a corner of the square's intersection (pictured 2019)
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pedestal representing three waves, which itself lies on a platform of red granite. A
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ordered that nonferrous metals not be used due to financial considerations after the
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with her arms outstretched, while the three brothers are crowded together near the
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holding their weapons, two long thin spears and a bow. The boat rests atop a
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inaugurated the restored monument in a solemn ceremony, in time for
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Three months and five days after the collapse, on the afternoon of
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Obkom. (in Ukrainian) 1 August 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2022
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Kyiv selects monument to its founders as its logo for Euro 2012
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The two landmarks are not actually next to each other in Kyiv.
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From a different angle, in the afternoon sun (pictured 2020)
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Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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The monument was originally located next to a simple pool.
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Borodai based the face of Lybid on that of his daughter,
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Monument to Kyiv founders to be restored by city day
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The monument was constructed with 275:Monument without two of the brothers 938: 882: 384:Kushch monument to the founders in 13: 903: 14: 1127: 563:Monument to the founders of Odesa 451:in the background (pictured 2020) 203:, and created to commemorate the 535: 519: 507: 488: 466: 440: 428: 416: 376:Monument in Maidan Nezalezhnosti 339:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 281: 269: 154:Monument to the Founders of Kyiv 1091:Monuments and memorials in Kyiv 945:Офіційний портал КМДА - Головна 889:Офіційний портал КМДА - Головна 610: 597: 588: 199:. 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50°25′45″N 30°34′08″E / 50.4291°N 30.5689°E / 50.4291; 30.5689
Navodnytskyi Park
uk
Kyiv
Ukraine
Ukrainian
romanized
Dnipro
Navodnytskyi Park
uk
Kyiv
Ukraine
Vasyl Borodai
1500th anniversary of Kyiv
reinforced concrete
Kyi, Shchek, Khoryv, and Lybid
bow
stern
granite
fountain
Halyna Borodai
uk
Monument without two of the brothers
The monument and fountain lit at night
1500th anniversary of Kyiv
Ukrainian House
Golden Gate
reinforced concrete
Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

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