• University of St. Volodymyr and the Bibikovsky boulevard 2

University of St. Volodymyr and the Bibikovsky boulevard

Images

ID:
5145
Place
Kyiv
Date:
1870-1880
Technique:
Photograph (printed on paper)
Size of the resource:
Unknown
Creator
Unknown
Collection
H.S. Pshenychnyi Central State Cinema, Photo and Phono Archive of Ukraine
Copyright
Central State Kinofotofono Archive after G.S. Pshenychny
Publisher
Unpublished resources
Description

A classic panorama of late imperial Kyiv with a view of the University main building from Kruhlouniversytetska / Kruty Uzviz street. A big number of similar photos, taken in the 1860s-1910s, affords an opportunity to trace back the process of modernization and urbanization of Kyiv, as well as that of the waves of housing themselves. A characteristic feature of this panoramic perspective is the domination of the majestic structure of the University main building over the visually small, mostly one- and two-storied housing of the lowland. One can see Bibikovsky boulevard with poplars in the photo, as well as an open area in front of the university and the Bessarabsky market.

This photo, taken approximately in the 1870s, depicts new private housing of the Nova Budova area consisting mainly of one- and two-storied mansions separated by free spaces. A few covered pavilions of the Bessarabsky market, which had no walls, are well within view too. There is no high-rise housing to the left of the university.

Olga Martyniuk

Tags:
panorama
Category:
Panoramas
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