Monument in honor of Pereiaslav Council under the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People is being dismantled in Kyiv. Details and photos

The dismantling of the monument in honor of Pereiaslav Council under the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People began in Kyiv on Tuesday, April 30. The work may take several days as the structure is quite massive.

This was reported by the press service of the Kyiv City State Administration. In the future, the monument will be kept at the Antonov State Aviation Museum of Ukraine.

"City utilities started dismantling the monument in honor of Pereiaslav Council under the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People. The process may take several days as the structure is quite massive. It consists of 20 elements weighing about 6,000-7,000 tons," the Administration said.

The press service noted that experts had previously studied the structure to preserve its integrity during dismantling and not to damage it.

In the spring of 2022, the Kyiv City Council decided to decommunize the name of the Arch. It was renamed the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People. Already in 2024, the Ministry of Culture issued a decree depriving the Peoples Friendship Archof the status of a historical monument. Accordingly, this monument can now be completely dismantled.

As previously reported, one of the city's business cards, the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People, located in the center of the capital, will not be dismantled in Kyiv. Its meaning has been rethought, and the space near it will get a new concept.

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