Zoloti Vorota (Kyiv Metro)

Zoloti Vorota
Kyiv Metro
Kyiv Metro station
The central hall is covered with mosaic decorated arcs reminiscent of ancient Rus' temple architecture.
General information
Location42, Volodymyrska Street, Shevchenkivskyi District[1]
Kyiv
Ukraine
Coordinates50°26′54″N 30°30′48″E / 50.44833°N 30.51333°E / 50.44833; 30.51333
Owned byKyivpastrans
Line(s) Syretsko–Pecherska line
Construction
Structure typeDeep column station
Depth96.5 m (317 ft)[2]
ArchitectVadym and Boris Zhezherin
Mykola Zharikov
History
Opened31 December 1989[3]
Passengers
200820,000 (daily)[3]
Services
Preceding station Kyiv Metro Following station
Lukianivska
towards Syrets
 Syretsko–Pecherska line Palats Sportu
towards Chervonyi Khutir
Universytet
towards Akademmistechko
 Sviatoshynsko–Brovarska line
transfer at Teatralna
 Khreshchatyk
towards Lisova

Zoloti Vorota (Ukrainian: Золоті́ воро́та ⓘ) is a station on the Kyiv Metro system that serves Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine. The station was opened as part of the first segment of the Syretsko-Pecherska Line on 31 December 1989. It serves as a transfer station to the Teatralna station of the Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line.[3] It is located near the city's Golden Gate, from which the station takes its name.

The original design plans for the station called for a clean utilitarian structure typical of metro stations of that period. Due to the efforts of the city's chief architect Mykola Zharikov, the design was scrapped in favor of one that resembles an ancient Kievan Rus' temple by Borys Zhezherin, Vadym Zhezherin, and Zharikov himself.[4][5] Such a design was a particularly risky feat, since Ukraine was a part of the secular Soviet Union at the time of the station's construction. Vadym Zhezherin and Mykola Zharikov, among the other artists and architects of the station, were bestowed the State Prize of Ukraine in the Field of Architecture for their work in 1991.[6]

The Zoloti Vorota features 80 distinct mosaic pieces and images depicting the history of Kievan Rus'. In 2011, the station's mosaics were listed as "newly discovered objects of cultural heritage" by the city's Department of Cultural Heritage.[7] The station is regarded as one of the most impressive metro stations in Europe,[5][8] being placed on a list compiled by The Daily Telegraph in 2013.[4][9]

  1. ^ "Kyiv Metro station Zoloti Vorota (mosaics)". kiev-book.narod.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Kyiv Metropoliten. "Zoloti Vorota" station". Prime Excursion Bureau (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Zoloti Vorota". Kyiv Metro (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b ""Zoloti Vorota" station was declared one of the most beautiful in Europe (photo)" (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Independent Information Agency. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  5. ^ a b Zheliazo, Elena (20 January 2001). "During the inauguration of the metro station 'Zolotye Vorota' in Kiev all present guests suddenly sang..." Fakty i Kommentarii (in Russian). Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  6. ^ Laws of Ukraine. Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 394-91-п: On the bestowment of the State Prizes of Ukraine in Architecture in 1991 (Про присудження Державних премій України по архітектурі 1991 року). Adopted on 30 December 1991. (Ukrainian)
  7. ^ "Objects of Cultural heritage of the Shevchenko Raion in Kyiv". Order of the Department of Cultural Heritage of the Kyiv City State Administration (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original (DOC) on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Top-15 most beautiful metro stations of the world". Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 23 November 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Zoloti Vorota metro station in Kyiv included in list of most impressive stations in Europe". Kyiv Post. Interfax-Ukraine. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.