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The Monument to the Founders of Kyiv

The Monument to the Founders of Kyiv

Ukraine's capital Kyiv is more than thousand years old. According to legend, the ancient Kyiv was founded by brothers Kyi, Schek, Horyv and their sister Lybid. In the Russian chronicles of C11th-12th it is said that they were charmed with the nature flourishing at the banks of the Dnipro River. The brothers have decided to settle on these territories. Kyi occupied Borychiv Hill, his brother Schek chose Schekovytsia Hill, and Horyv founded his village on Khoryvytsia Hill. Later a small river, flowing through the city, was named by the citizens of Kyiv in honour of their sister Lybid. This is how the brothers founded Kyiv on these three hills.

On the Dnipro Quay in Navodnyts’kyi Park a monument to the founders of the city was erected to commemorate the 1500th anniversary of Kyiv. In 1982, the sculptor Vasyliy Boroday and the architect Nicholas Feshchenko designed the monument located at Paton Bridge. This composition represents sculptures of three brothers Kyi, Schek, Horyv, and their sister Lybid, standing in a boat. You’ll see Kyi with a drawing bow in his hands, Schek and Horyv holding their spears. Lybid is standing on the boat’s bow and gazing into the distance. The whole monument is made of a thin sheet of copper. Beneath there is a granite pedestal with a pool around it. Next to the monument you will see a stone with an inscription from the annals of the Kyiv’s foundation.

The sculptor Vasyliy Boroday calls his creation “Floating Lybid”. He wanted to get the airiness of the composition, that's why instead of using heavy copper the architect used light bronze. Now his work is considered a symbol of the city.

There is a beautiful tradition related to this monument. On the wedding day the newlyweds come to this place and leave flowers at the monument to a long and happy married life. It is believed, if just married couple is able to throw a bouquet of flowers in a boat, their marriage will be successful.

You can easily get to the monument from the metro station "Dnipro" going through the park to the Dnipro Quay.

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