Monument to the Founders of Kyiv


Monument to the Founders of Kyiv
Пам'ятний знак на честь заснування міста Києва
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50°25′45″N 30°34′08″E / 50.4291°N 30.5689°E / 50.4291; 30.5689
LocationNavodnytskyi Park [uk], Kyiv, Ukraine
Completion date22 May 1982
(42 years ago) (1982-05-22)
Restored date28 May 2010
(14 years ago) (2010-05-28)

The Monument to the Founders of Kyiv (Ukrainian: Пам'ятний знак на честь заснування міста Києва, romanized: Pamiatnyi znak na chest zasnuvannia mista Kyieva) is a statue located on the banks of the river Dnipro in Navodnytskyi Park [uk], Kyiv, Ukraine.[1] It was designed by sculptor Vasyl Borodai, and created to commemorate the 1500th anniversary of Kyiv.[2][3][4][a] The monument was constructed with reinforced concrete and covered in copper leaf.[1] Completed in 1982, it partially collapsed in 2010, but was restored within a few months.[6][1][7] The monument is considered a symbol of Kyiv.[7]

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