Kyiv fortress

The Kyiv Fortress or Kiev Fortress is a historical and architectural monument complex of fortifications in , built from the 17th through 19th centuries.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: complex of fortifications in Kyiv
  • Also known as: “Kyiv Fortress”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex and House with Chimeras.

Sports venue
Photo: Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0.
The Olympic Stadium is a multi-use sports and recreation facility in , Ukraine, located on the slopes of the city's central , . is situated 700 metres west of Kyiv fortress.

Photo: Romankravchuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
House with Chimaeras or Horodetsky House is an Art Nouveau building located in the historic neighborhood of , the capital of Ukraine. Situated across the street from the President of Ukraine's office at No. is situated 1½ km north of Kyiv fortress.

Church
Photo: Vdegroot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of St. Nicholas is the second oldest Catholic church standing in , the capital of , after the . is situated 1 km southwest of Kyiv fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cherepanova Hora and Pechersk.

Quarter
Photo: Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historical neighbourhood of and an elevation. Geographically, the area is part of Kyiv Upland, rising 185 meters above the sea.

Suburb
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is a historical neighborhood in the city center of , the capital of . It is a part of the administrative Raion. is located between the , and Dnieper hills.

Suburb
is a historical neighbourhood in the capital . Nowadays is located in the administrative . The Klovskiy Monastery was built in this area in the 11th century, but was destroyed in 1240 by Batu Khan's army.

Kyiv fortress

Latitude
50.43126° or 50° 25′ 53″ north
Longitude
30.53036° or 30° 31′ 49″ east
Open location code
9G2GCGJJ+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 283246326
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q2467624
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Kyiv fortress” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “基輔要塞”
  • Esperanto: “Kieva Fortikaĵo”
  • French: “forteresse de Kiev”
  • French: “Forteresse de Kiev”
  • French: “forteresse de Pechersk”
  • German: “Kiewer Festung”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο του Κιέβου”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Kiev”
  • Italian: “Museo della Fortezza di Kiev”
  • Macedonian: “Киевска тврдина”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Kijów”
  • Russian: “Артиллерийский двор”
  • Russian: “Киевская крепость”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Kiev”
  • Ukrainian: “Історико-архітектурна пам’ятка-музей Київська фортеця”
  • Ukrainian: “Київська фортеця”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Main Military Clinical Hospital and Капонір 3.

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