Ukraine · 11th century
The Golden Gate of Kyiv (Ukrainian: Золоті ворота, romanized: Zoloti vorota, IPA: [zoloˈt⁽ʲ⁾i woˈrɔtɐ]) was the main gate in the 11th century fortifications of Kyiv, the capital of the Kievan Rus'. It was likely named in imitation of the Golden Gate of Constantinople. The structure was dismantled in the Middle Ages, leaving few vestiges of its existence.
In 1982, it was rebuilt completely by the Soviet authorities, though no images of the original gates have survived. The decision has been intensely controversial because there were many competing reconstructions of what the original gate might have looked like.
The rebuilt structure on the corner of Volodymyrska Street and Yaroslaviv Val Street contains a branch of the National Reserve "Sophia of Kyiv" museum. The name Zoloti Vorota is also used for a nearby theater and the Zoloti Vorota station of the Kyiv Metro.
Text adapted from “Golden Gate, Kyiv” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Golden Gate (Kyiv) ranks #593 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #9 of the 195 mapped in Ukraine. Founded 1018, it is older than 91% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,018 times in the last 60 days, more than 86% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.
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