The arch
Red brick.
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The Golden Gate was the main gate in the 11th-century walls of Kyiv, the capital of Kyivan Rus. It was probably named after the Golden Gate of Constantinople, and today it stands in the city centre as a small museum. It was built around 1017 to 1024 under Yaroslav the Wise, one of three gates he built. It was pulled down in the Middle Ages, leaving only a few ruins. In 1982 a new structure was built over the ruins to protect them, though no pictures of the original gate survive, so its shape has been much debated. You see a red brick tower with a large arch and a small church with a gold dome on top, flanked by walls of brown timber in the form of an old rampart. The structure rises above a green grassy slope, inside are the original walls and a small exhibition, and from the top you look over the streets around. It is about half a kilometre from Saint Sophia Cathedral in a straight line. The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to Kyiv, and opening can change at short notice, so read the current advice before any planning.
Red brick.
On top.
On each side.
Corner of Volodymyrska and Yaroslaviv Val streets, Kyiv, Ukraine
Saint Sophia CathedralSaint Sophia Cathedral is an architectural monument of Kyivan Rus in central Kyi6 minutes walk
St Andrew's ChurchSt Andrew's Church is a historic church in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, on a st15 minutes walk
Mariinskyi PalaceThe Mariinskyi Palace is a Baroque palace on the right bank of the Dnipro in Kyi22 minutes walkThe present structure is from 1982 and protects the original ruins.
Yes, the UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to Kyiv.