Historic Place Grad Kiya

It is with this place began the history of Kiev , the whole history of Kievan Rus. It is said that this area has carried through a plurality of epochs, of which at least once, but I heard every Ukrainian. Grad Kiya or as it is called, Starokievskaya mountain , is the historical center of the city, which has long been in a special and mysterious as if mesmerized.

History Grad Kiya

Starokievskaya mountain took three significant stages of its development: Grad Kiya, Grad Grad Vladimir and Yaroslav.

Grad Kiya has long been on the north-western territory Starokievsky mountains. There were wooden buildings are common, which were erected in the 5-9 centuries, when Kiev was the capital of the Principality of Polanski. Mostly these wooden towers belonged to princes and boyars. This city is very firmly defended by mountains that closed the east, south and west, as well as the large moat and rampart with the northern part of the City of Kiya. That they have been recreated on the mountain in our time.

Grad Vladimir was marked by the appearance of stone structures that have begun to gradually replace the old wood. Confirmation of this information are the stone foundations of the princely palaces of the Western and Southern.

Grad Yaroslav had the largest area compared to the previous cities and stretched from the Golden Gate to the Old Kiev Mountains.

All local told that this place is one of the mystical Bald Mountain modern Kiev.

Legend of the City of Kiya

Legend has it that this area is the first time was the main place where people could worship idols, and bring sacrifices. These idols were built of wood and even gold plated. All this took place in a pagan temple. However, when Prince Vladimir distributed in the lands of Kievan Rus Christian faith, all the idols were thrown into a wide and mighty Dnieper.

Another legend tells that all of our Earth covers a huge snake that bites itself the tail. This serpent is the symbol of the eternal nature and immortality. Starokievskaya mountain - this is the area where the Bald Mountain in Kiev. Brothers Cheek, Hory, McDermott and their sister Lybid like to live on this hill. Therefore, one of the brothers, by the name of Kyi, was able to defeat the snake and the snake plow to plow the land, to protect their city. So I formed Grad Kiya.

Interesting Facts

• There is a symbolic stone on which the inscription: "Where have gone the Russian land." She says that it was the place of the first pro-Ukrainian state.
• The famous archaeologist Vincent Chvojka was the first to pagan temple unearthed in 1908.
• Today on the territory of four hundred years of growing linden tree , which is planted himself Metropolitan Petro Mohyla.

How to get there

To get to the Old Kiev Hill, you can go from the "Golden Gate" or "Postal Square" metro station, go up the cable car. It is also possible to walk from the metro station "Kontraktova area", climbing up the St. Andrew`s descent . It is necessary to reach the intersection of Vladimir and Tithe street and St. Andrew`s descent and climb up the stairs.