Khreshchatyi Park
| Khreshchatyi Park | |
|---|---|
| Хрещатий парк | |
 View onto the park from Volodymyrska Hill | |
 Interactive map of Khreshchatyi Park | |
| Type | public park |
| Location | Shevchenko Raion, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°27′11″N 30°31′53″E / 50.4531°N 30.5314°E |
| Area | 11.8 hectares (29 acres) |
| Created | 1743 |
Khreshchatyi Park (Ukrainian: Хрещатий парк) is a city park in Kyiv, located next to the European Square, on right-bank slopes of the Dnipro and along the Saint Volodymyr Descent. It covers area of 11.8 ha (29 acres).
Since 2019, a glass pedestrian bridge has connected the park with Volodymyr Hill.[1]
Visitor's attractions and landmarks
[edit]- National Philharmonic of Ukraine
- National Parliamentary Library of Ukraine
- Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People
- Monument to the Magdeburg Rights
- Monument to Mikhail Glinka
- Kyiv Water Museum (Water information center)
- Kyiv State Puppets Theater (previously the Dnipro Stereo-Cinema Theater)
Former landmarks
[edit]- Monument to Alexander II of Russia (replaced with Joseph Stalin)
- Monument to Grigory Petrovsky
Gallery
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Puppets Theater
Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People
Water tower (Museum of Water)
Water tower (Museum of Water)
Arch to the Magdeburg Right's Monument
Glinka Monument
References
[edit]- ↑ Haring, Melinda (30 May 2019). "A tale of two bridges". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Khreshchatyi Park.
- Khreshchatyi Park at the Kyiv e-Encyclopedia.
- Khreshchatyi Park at Kievtown.net