Independence Monument, Kyiv

Independence Monument

Монумент Незалежності
Independence Monument in Maidan Nezalezhnosti
50°26′58.3″N 30°31′31.4″E / 50.449528°N 30.525389°E / 50.449528; 30.525389
Location	Kyiv, Ukraine
Height	61 m (200 ft)

The Independence Monument (Ukrainian: Монуме́нт Незале́жності, romanized: Maidan Nezalezhnosti) is a victory column located on Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Kyiv, commemorating the independence of Ukraine in 1991.

Stylistically, it presents a mix of Ukrainian Baroque and Empire style. The monument was built in the center of the square for the 10^th anniversary of the independence in 2001. The monument itself is a column with a figurine of a woman (Berehynia) with guelder-rose branch in her hand. The height of the monument is 61 m (200 ft). The column is faced with white Italian marble that stands on a pedestal in the form of a Christian temple.