Volodymyrska Street

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Volodymyrska Street
Andriyivskyy Descent and Desiatynna Street
Major
junctions		Velyka Zhytomyrska Street
Sofiivska Square
Yaroslaviv Val Street and Prorizna Street
Bohdan Khmelnytsky Street
Taras Shevchenko Boulevard
Leo Tolstoy Street
Saksahansky Street
Zhylianska Street
South endKorolenkivska Street

Volodymyrska Street (

Tsentralna Rada building on 50 hryvnias, Red University Building on 100 hryvnias and building of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
on 1000 hryvnias).

History

10th to 18th centuries

Volodymyrska Street is one of the oldest in Kyiv. The part of the street between

Saint Sophia's Cathedral at the beginning of the 11th century and Golden Gate around 1037, the street was enlarged to reach both of them and became the main street of the city, which was going through the City of Volodymyr and the City of Yaroslav, which are the oldest parts of Kyiv. Also Irynynsky Church, Georgivsky Cathedral and St. Theodore Monastery were constructed on the street, as well as houses for both the nobility and usual people.[3]

After Kyiv was ruined during

Mongol invasion of Rus'
, the street remained in ruins long after. In the 17th century, Saint Sophia's Cathedral was reconstructed and a chapel was built on the place, where Church of the Tithes was. The upper half of Volodymyrska Street became a part of Old Kyiv Fortress. After a long break, at the end of the 18th century, intensive construction started on the part of the street below the Golden Gate. The remains of Kievan Rus' defence walls and Old Kyiv Fortress were demolished.

19th century

After expansion of Kyiv in 1830s the street was expanded far south. In 1837-1842 Red University Building was constructed. From this moment the modern look of the street started to appear. Several 1-2 floor buildings were constructed, followed by 3-5 buildings. Many hotels and administrative, community and residential building buildings were constructed. On the place where remains of Irynynsky Church were found, the St. Irene Column was erected from the ancient stone, which stood till the 1930s. At the end of the 19th century sett was put on the street, gas and later electric lighting appeared. In 1895 the tram line was constructed on the street.

20th century

Volodymyrska Street at the beginning of the 20th century.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the new city theatre was constructed to replace the old one, which suffered from fire. A

Central Council of Ukraine; Olgynska gymnasium building, which is now the seat of Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; zemstvo building, which is now the seat of the Security Service of Ukraine
.

There were no major constructions on the street during the rest of the century, apart from construction of the building for the National Museum of the History of Ukraine. Nowadays, Volodymyrska street is one of the most important streets in Kyiv. It is also a very important tourist site due to historical monuments of the 11th to 19th centuries, including an archaeological complex on Starokyivska Hill at the top of the street.[4]

Places of interest on the street

Notable cultural and historical monuments, institutions on the street from north to south:[5]

People

Memorial plaque to the Polish writer Janusz Korczak at Volodymyrska Street, 49a.
Memorial plaque to the actor Alexander Vertinsky at Volodymyrska Street, 43.

Also a lot of notable people studied or worked in Imperial University of St. Volodymyr (now Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv), which is situated on Volodymyrska street.[6]

Gallery

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  • St Andrew's Church
    St Andrew's Church
  • National Museum of the History of Ukraine
    National Museum of the History of Ukraine
  • Kyiv department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine
    Kyiv department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine
  • Kyiv department of the National Police of Ukraine
    Kyiv department of the National Police of Ukraine
  • Bohdan Khmelnytsky Monument
    Bohdan Khmelnytsky Monument
  • Saint Sophia's Cathedral
    Saint Sophia's Cathedral
  • Bell Tower of Saint Sophia Cathedral
    Bell Tower of Saint Sophia Cathedral
  • Security Service of Ukraine
    Security Service of Ukraine
  • Revenue house on Volodymyrska Street, 39
    Revenue house on Volodymyrska Street, 39
  • Golden Gate
    Golden Gate
  • National Opera of Ukraine
    National Opera of Ukraine
  • Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
    Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
  • Leonardo Business Center
    Leonardo Business Center
  • Teacher's House
    Teacher's House
  • Maksymovych Scientific Library
    Maksymovych Scientific Library
  • Red University Building of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
    Red University Building of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
  • National University of Food Technologies
    National University of Food Technologies
  • European Union delegation to Ukraine and Embassy of Ireland
    European Union delegation to Ukraine and Embassy of Ireland

References

  1. ^ Часть оффиціальная [ О наименованіи нѣкоторыхъ улицъ и площадей въ Кіевѣ ] // Кіевлянинъ. — 1869. — № 95. (in Russian) (ArchivedURL)
  2. ^ Протокол заседания Пленума горсовета от 11 января 1922 года № 13, п. 1 «О переименовании Б. Владимирской улицы в ул. имени Короленко» // Kyiv State Archive (in Russian) (ArchivedURL)
  3. ^ "Kiev. The encyclopedic guide." ["Киев. Энциклопедический справочник."] (in Russian). Kyiv: Editorial office of Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia. 1985.
  4. ^ Goncharova, Olena (May 4, 2017). "See the best of Kyiv in one day". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  5. ^ "Walking on Volodymyrska Street in Kiev". destinations.com.ua. May 18, 2016. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  6. NASU Institute of History of Ukraine
    . 2007.
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