Independence_Monument,_Kyiv
Independence Monument, Kyiv
Victory column in Kyiv, Ukraine
The Independence Monument (Ukrainian: Монуме́нт Незале́жності, romanized: Maidan Nezalezhnosti) is a victory column located on Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Kyiv, commemorating the independence of Ukraine in 1991.
Stylistically, it presents a mix of Ukrainian Baroque and Empire style. The monument was built in the center of the square for the 10th anniversary of the independence in 2001. The monument itself is a column with a figurine of a woman (Berehynia) with guelder-rose branch in her hand. The height of the monument is 61 m (200 ft). The column is faced with white Italian marble that stands on a pedestal in the form of a Christian temple.