Пам'ятник Богданові Хмельницькому | |
 The monument as it appears today, with the previous inscription covered up[a] | |
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| 50°27′13″N 30°30′59″E / 50.45356°N 30.51651°E | |
| Location | Sophia Square, Kyiv, Ukraine |
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| Designer | Mikhail Mikeshin (statue), Vladimir Nikolaev (pedestal) |
| Type | Equestrian statue |
| Material | bronze (statue), granite (pedestal) |
| Completion date | 1888 |
| Dedicated to | Bohdan Khmelnytsky |
The Bohdan Khmelnytsky Monument (Ukrainian: Пам'ятник Богданові Хмельницькому) is a monument in Kyiv dedicated to Bohdan Khmelnytsky, the first Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host. It was built in 1888 and is one of the oldest sculptural monuments in Kyiv. It is a dominating feature of Sophia Square and one of the city's symbols.
The monument is located almost in the middle of the Sophia Square (formerly the main city's square) on the axis that unites both belltowers of the Sophia Cathedral and the St. Michael's Monastery.
Here on 23 December 1648, residents of Kyiv met Khmelnytsky leading his Cossacks' regiments entering the city through the Golden Gates soon after the victory over Polish Army at the Battle of Pyliavtsi.
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