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The monument to Prince Yaroslav the Wise was set up in 1997. It is located
next to the Golden Gate. Prince Yaroslav the wise was the ruler of Kiev
Rus from 1019 to 1054. He began consolidating the Kievan State through
both cultural and administrative improvements and through military
campaigns. He founded churches and monasteries and issued statutes
regulating the legal position of the Christian church and the rights of
the clergy. With the help of Byzantine architects and craftsmen, he
fortified he fortified and beautified Kiev. He built the cathedral of St.
Sophia and the famous Golden gate. |
