Kiev Golden Gate

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Contributor Sphereview created this beautiful drone video of one of the most important landmarks in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The Golden Gate was built in the 11th century as part of the fortification system to protect the city, which was perennially vulnerable to invasion from the west. The gate fell into ruins during the Middle Ages. In 1982, during the period of rule by the USSR, the gate was reconstructed. The reconstruction was highly controversial, given the lack of information about the original design.

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The Great Golden Gate of Kyiv, also known as The Golden Gate or «Zoloti Vorota» in Ukrainian, is one of the finest samples of fortification architecture in Eastern Europe. It is also one of very few historical monuments remaining from the Kyivan Rus period. The Great Golden Gate of Kyiv was built as a beautiful entryway that leads into the old city of Kyiv by prince (knyaz’) Yaroslav the Wise in 1037. It was constructed at about the same time as St. Sophia Cathedral and the upper city fortifications, and functioned as the main triumphal entrance and as a defendable portal to the fortified section of the city.