Eastern Europe
Ukraine
Kyiv Oblast

Golden Gate

The Golden Gate of Kyiv was the main gate in the 11th century fortifications of , the capital of the Kievan Rus'. It was named in imitation of the of Constantinople.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Also known as: “Golden Gate, Kyiv”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Gate Garden Square and Saint Sophia Cathedral.

Park
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is a park.

Church
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The in , Ukraine, is an architectural monument of Kyivan Rus'. The former cathedral is one of the city's best known landmarks and the first heritage site in Ukraine to be inscribed on the World Heritage List along with the Kyiv Cave Monastery complex. is situated 450 metres north of Golden Gate.

Theater building
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The of Kyiv is a former Karaite Jewish synagogue, or kenesa, located at Yaroslaviv Val Street 7, close to the Golden Gates of Kyiv, in the of , . is situated 200 metres northwest of Golden Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Kyiv and Kyiv.

Quarter
is a historical neighborhood of . Other names include Upper City, Old Town, and others. It is located at the far eastern portion of the Shevchenkivskyi District.

Photo: Stardrifter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of , as well as the country's largest and most vibrant city. It is a city where the golden domes of Orthodox cathedrals sit amidst royal palaces and the grey concrete of Soviet Brutalist buildings.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Golden Gate

Latitude
50.44886° or 50° 26′ 56″ north
Longitude
30.51338° or 30° 30′ 48″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Golden Gate” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البوابة الذهبية , كييف”
  • Arabic: “البوابة الذهبية، كييف”
  • Arabic: “البوابة الذهبية”
  • Armenian: “Կիևի ոսկե դարպասներ”
  • Basque: “Urrezko Atea (Kiev)”
  • Basque: “Urrezko Atea”
  • Belarusian: “Залатая брама”
  • Belarusian: “Залатыя вароты”
  • Bulgarian: “Златни врата”
  • Chinese: “金門”
  • Chinese: “金门”
  • Chinese: “黃金之門”
  • Croatian: “Zlatna vrata u Kijevu”
  • Czech: “Zlatá brána”
  • Dutch: “Gouden Poort (Kiev)”
  • Dutch: “Gouden Poort”
  • Esperanto: “Ora Pordego (Kievo)”
  • Esperanto: “Ora Pordego”
  • Estonian: “Kiievi Kuldne värav”
  • Finnish: “Kiovan kultainen portti”
  • French: “porte dorée de Kiev”
  • French: “Porte dorée”
  • Georgian: “ოქროს კარიბჭე”
  • German: “Goldenes Tor (Kiew)”
  • German: “Goldenes Tor”
  • Hebrew: “שער הזהב של קייב”
  • Indonesian: “Gerbang Emas, Kiev”
  • Indonesian: “Gerbang Emas, Kyiv”
  • Italian: “Porta d’Oro (Kiev)”
  • Italian: “Porta d’Oro”
  • Japanese: “黄金の門”
  • Korean: “골든게이트”
  • Korean: “황금문”
  • Lithuanian: “Aukso vartai”
  • Macedonian: “Златна порта”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Den gylne porten”
  • Norwegian: “Den gylne porten”
  • Polish: “Złota Brama w Kijowie”
  • Polish: “Złota Brama”
  • Russian: “Золотые ворота”
  • Serbian: “Златна капија у Кијеву”
  • Slovenian: “Zlata vrata, Kijev”
  • Spanish: “Puerta dorada de Kiev”
  • Ukrainian: “Золоті ворота”

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Notable Places Nearby

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