Monument to Princess Olga

The monument to Princess Olga, Apostle Andrew, Cyril and Methodius was erected in Kiev on Mikhailovsky Square opposite the Mikhailovsky Golden-Domed Cathedral. The monument was originally opened in 1911. The concrete sculpture of the apostle was sculpted by the famous sculptor P. Snitkin, and two enlighteners and the Grand Duchess - I. Kavaleridze. In Soviet times, the monument was destroyed - the sculptures were broken and buried.

In 1996, after excavations made on the square, it was possible to find some parts of the broken figure of the princess. Sculptors V. Sivko, N. Bilyk and V. Shishov restored the monument from the photo. This time the figures were carved of white marble and mounted on a pedestal of pink granite. The monumental ensemble dedicated to Princess Olga was inaugurated on Kyiv Day on May 25, 1996. Found pieces of the old monument was fastened and placed in the park on the Andreevsky descent of sculptures by I. Kavaleridze. Nowadays, this monument attracts many guests and residents of the capital. A few tens of meters from it there are souvenir shops, where you can buy a many times reduced copy of the monument.