Rybalskyi Peninsula
Rybalskyi Peninsula | |
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Coordinates: 50°29′N 30°32′E / 50.48°N 30.53°E | |
Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Part of | Rybalskyi island (peninsula) and Kyiv City Harbour in reference to Dnieper |
Rybalskyi Peninsula (
History
The peninsula was formed from clay deposits, which served as the left bank of the Pochaina River. Rybalskyi Peninsula takes its name from the fishermen of Podil who once lived on it. In 1897-1899, the peninsula was raised and strengthened, which would later enable it to house a local shipyard for steamboats (engineered by M.Maksymovych), as well as to form the newly built Kyiv Harbor between the peninsula and the Podil riverbank.
In 1926-1930, an electrical power station was constructed in the north-western part of the peninsula (engineered by B. Domanskyi and M. Parusnikov), today
During the Second World War, the peninsula suffered heavy damage from bombings. After the war, reconstruction began, while new factories and foundations were constructed. The Petrovsky Railway Bridge, shipyard, power station, and others were rebuilt.
Present infrastructure
In 1961, piers of the new Kyiv River Port was built in the Harbor, and in 1963 the Kyiv cable-stayed bridge was constructed to provide road access to the Rybalskyi Peninsula from the center of the city. In 2001 the bridge was closed to vehicle traffic, because of its conditions. In 2009 it was closed completely and eventually was partially disassembled with the construction of the new Kyiv Harbor Bridge.
The main compound of the
Development plans
In 2005, plans were released for the perspective reconstruction of the Rybalskyi Peninsula, by the year 2020.
References
- ^ "Project of reconstruction of the Rybalskyi Peninsula". archunion.com.ua (in Russian). December 5, 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
- ^ "Project of reconstruction of the Rybalskyi Peninsula". archunion.com.ua (in Russian). December 5, 2005. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Project of Podilsko-Voskresenska Line metro stations". archunion.com.ua (in Russian). March 7, 2007. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008.