Monument of Independence

The Independence Monument is a victory column located on Maidan Nezalezhnosti 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 10th anniversary of the independence in 2001. The monument itself is a column with a figurine of a woman with guelder-rose branch in her hand. The height of the monument is 61 m. The column is faced with white Italian marble that stands on a pedestal in the form of a Christian temple.