The monument to the Baptism of Rus (Column Magdeburg Law) on the Dnipro embankment is the first monument in Kyiv.
It was installed in 1802 over a spring that once existed in Khreshchaty Yar at the foot of Volodymyr Hill, where, according to legend, Prince Volodymyr baptized his children. Since the reason for its construction was the confirmation by Tsar Alexander I of the Magdeburg Law of Kyiv-Podil, the monument is also called the "Column of the Magdeburg Law".
According to the plan of the architect Andrit Melenskyi, the monument was originally a two-story chapel with a golden dome. An octagonal pool with a fountain was located in the arched pedestal. During Soviet times, the dome was demolished, leaving only arched passages, but by the millennium of the Baptism o ...
Last update
1/24/2025
Categories | Monument |
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Date of foundation | 1802 year |
Address |
Naberezhne highway
Kyiv |
Coordinates |
50.4562° N, 30.5299° E
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