The Monument to Bohdan Khmel'nyts'kyi
Monument to Bogdan Khmelnitsky, based in Kiev , is considered the most famous monuments of the capital and its hallmark. Its opening took place in July 1888. This event was timed to the 900 anniversary of the baptism of Rus.
The history of the monument to Bogdan Khmelnitsky
Monument erected on the Sofia area , just met people there and Bohdan Khmelnytsky army after the victory over the Polish gentry. But it was preceded by a lot of installation time, disputes and disagreements.
The idea of the monument announced in 1840, historian and Professor Mykola Kostomarov. When received permission from the government, it established a special committee to draft. In 1970 he began to collect money for the monument. During this time, the concept of the monument changed several times, as a result it was decided to leave only hetman on horseback. In 1879, the statue was cast in St. Petersburg with 26.5 tons of metal. After delivery of the pedestal to Kyiv, he spent several years unrecognized, as were disputes over the place of its construction. When it was put monument noticed that he returned to the back of Michael`s Cathedral . Then it launched, and eventually mace Khmelnytsky was no longer focused on Poland, as originally conceived, and pointed somewhere towards Sweden.
There are other rumors that Khmelnitsky threatening toward Moscow, but experts say that this never happened. Besides the monument was created and pedestal with the words of indivisible, but later it was replaced. Now there can be seen the inscription: "Bohdan Khmelnytsky. 1888 ". The monument itself is made of carefully worked out every detail showing masculine image of the great hetman.
Getting to the monument to Bogdan Khmelnitsky
The monument is located in the city center, so it is easy to find. You can reach any part of the city public transport, bus or subway. For example, we reach to the metro station "Independence Square" and pass down Q2 street Sophia, then pass on the metro station "Golden Gate" on the street and go straight to Vladimir Sophia Square, where the monument is located.
