Zoloti Vorota metro station (Kyiv)
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/ Kyyiv
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, 2 km from center (Київ)
World / Ukraine / Kiev City
invisible, metro station, listed building / architectural heritage, 1989_construction, civil defense facility, underground facility
Zoloti Vorota [Golden Gates] (Ukrainian: Золотi Ворота Russian: Золотые Ворота, Zolotye Vorota) is one of the most famous stations on the Kiev Metro. Named after the Golden Gates historical structure, the station is arguabely one of the most stunning achievements in late Soviet architecture.
The station was opened as part of the first stage of the Syretsko-Pecherska Line on December 30, 1989. The design contributed a number of architects, but the station itself is due to the masterpiece of Boris and his son Vadim Zhezherin and artistic architects S.Adamenko and M.Ralko. The station is a column trivault, with the theme of the Architecture of Kievan Rus.
The station was opened as part of the first stage of the Syretsko-Pecherska Line on December 30, 1989. The design contributed a number of architects, but the station itself is due to the masterpiece of Boris and his son Vadim Zhezherin and artistic architects S.Adamenko and M.Ralko. The station is a column trivault, with the theme of the Architecture of Kievan Rus.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoloti_Vorota_(Kiev_Metro)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°26'47"N 30°30'52"E
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- Abandoned subway tunnel 0.2 km
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- Taras Shevchenko Boulevard 0.6 km
- Afanasiivskyi Yar 1 km
- Nova Zabudova (New Building) 2.3 km
- Lybid River 3.6 km
- Shevchenkivskyi raion 4.1 km
- Solomianskyi raion 5 km
- Kaniv Reservoir 48 km