Lach Gates
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File:Kijów, Kiev, "Maidan". - panoramio (1).jpgLach Gates ({{langx|uk|Лядські ворота}}) at Independence Square in Kyiv is a monument built in 2001 to commemorate one of the Medieval Kyiv city gates. At the top is a sculpture of Archangel Michael which is the city's symbol.
The gates were located in the former city's Polish quarter on the southeast side of Kyiv. According to Primary Chronicle, in 1240 the Lach Gates became the main fortification where Batu Khan concentrated his assault during the 1240 siege of Kyiv.
Lach gates were one of three known gates of Medieval Kyiv (Old Kyiv), the others being the Golden Gate and the Jewish (Lviv) Gates.
History
{{Infobox historic site
| name = Foundations of Lach Gates
| designation1 = UKRAINE NATIONAL
| designation1_offname = {{Lang|uk|Фундаменти Лядських воріт}} (Foundations of Lach Gates)
| designation1_type = Archaeology
| designation1_number = 260032-Н
}}
The first mention of the gates is traced to 1151 during the confrontation between princes of Kyiv (Iziaslav II) and Suzdal (George the Long-Armed).[http://wek.kiev.ua/uk/%D0%9B%D1%8F%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0 Lach Gates] at the WEK encyclopedic Kyiv city portal
Gallery
File:ПАМ'ЯТНИК АРХАНГЕЛУ МИХАЇЛУ.jpg
File:17-07-02-Maidan Nezalezhnosti RR74346.jpg
References
External links
{{Commons category|Liadski Gate (Pechersk Gate), Kyiv}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141116143456/http://kiev-pravda.kiev.ua/2012/05/lyadska-brama-pecherski-vorota/ Monument "Lyadski vorota]". Grand city Kyiv – historical portal.
- [http://wek.kiev.ua/uk/%D0%9B%D1%8F%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0 Lach Gates] at the WEK encyclopedic Kyiv city portal
{{National landmarks of cultural heritage in Kyiv}}
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