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vulytsia Khreshchatyk (Kyiv)


Khreshchatyk (also Khreshchatik) Street.

The shortest and also the widest main street in the capital cities of Europe — a length of only 1.300 meters (0.81 mile) and a width of as much as 75 meters from a house to a house.

This is the main street of Kyiv, Ukraine. It stretches from the European Square through the Maidan and to Bessarabska Square where the Bessarabsky Market is located. During the early years of the Soviet regime (until 1937) it was named after Waclaw Worowski, and during the World War II, Eichhorn straße, after the former German commandant of 1918.

The name of Khreshchatyk is believed to be derived from the Slavic word krest or khrest (cross). It lies in a valley that is crossed by several ravines. When looked at from above, the valley resembles a cross. A small river, the Khreschatyk River, a tributary of Kiev's Lybid River, ran along much of the valley, and still runs underground along much of the street.

The entire street was completely destroyed during World War II by the retreating Red Army and rebuilt in the neo-classical style of post-war Stalinist architecture. The street has been significantly renovated during the modern period of Ukraine's independence. Today, the street is the administrative and business center of the city, as well as a popular place for Kievans.
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Coordinates:   50°26'53"N   30°31'20"E
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