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Lach Gates (Ukrainian: Лядські ворота) at Independence Square in Kyiv is a monument built in 2001 to commemorate one of the Medieval Kyiv city gates. At the top is a sculpture of Archangel Michael which is the city's symbol. The gates were located in the former city's Polish quarter on the southeast side of Kyiv.
The monastery depicted in part of Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Ushakov's plan of the city (1695) During the 16th century, St. Michael's became one of the most popular and wealthiest monasteries in what is now Ukraine. [2][11]From 1523, it was granted freedoms by Sigismund I, who encouraged restoration work to be undertaken.
In 1487, along with Magdeburg rights, the city of Kyiv received a coat of arms consisting of a hand holding a crossbow. In 1782, a new coat of arms was approved by the order of Catherine II of Russia. In the order the coat of arms is described as "Archangel Michael in a short tunic on an azure field". Later on it was decorated with an imperial ...
Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Ukrainian: Майдан Незалежності [mɐjˈdɑn nezɐˈlɛʒnosʲtʲi], lit. 'Independence Square') is the central square [1] of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine. One of the city's main squares, it is located on Khreshchatyk Street in the Shevchenko Raion. The square has been known under many different names ...
Saint Michael's Square (Ukrainian: Михайлівська площа, romanized: Mykhailivska ploshcha) is a square in Old Kyiv, Ukraine. Located in the Shevchenkivskyi District of Kyiv, the square lies in front of Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery. It is located about 300 m (1,000 ft) northeast of Sophia Square, to which it is connected ...
Saint Michael the Archangel is referenced in the Old Testament and has been part of Christian teachings since the earliest times. [1] In Catholic writings and traditions he acts as the defender of the Church and acted as the opponent of Satan, He also assists people at the hour of death.
The demolition of St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery by dynamite took place on 14 August 1937. The bell tower, the Economic Gate ( Ekonomichna Brama) and the monastery's walls were also destroyed. The Soviet authorities afterwards commissioned a competition how to best fill the empty plot. A new administration complex was planned, but only ...
Statue of Archangel Michael at the University of Bonn, slaying Satan as a dragon. Quis et Deus is inscribed on his shield. Archangel Michael may be depicted in Christian art alone or with other angels such as Gabriel or saints. Some depictions with Gabriel date back to the 8th century, e.g. the stone casket at Notre Dame de Mortain church in ...