The statue of Saint Volodymyr in

Holland Park Holland Park is an area of Kensington, on the western edge of Central London, that lies within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and largely surrounds its namesake park, Holland Park. Colloquially referred to as 'Millionaire's Row', ...

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, England, is a work of 1988 by the Canadian-Ukrainian sculptor

Leo Mol Leonid Molodozhanyn (January 15, 1915 – July 4, 2009), known as Leo Mol, was a Ukrainian Canadian stained glass artist, painter and sculptor. History Born Leonid Molodozhanyn in Polonne, Russian Empire (now Ukraine), Mol learned the art ...

. The bronze statue stands on the corner of Holland Park and

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. It was unveiled on 29 May 1988, to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of the

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. Later that year, another statue of Volodymyr by the same sculptor was erected in

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* 1988 sculptures 1988 establishments in England 1988 in London Statues in London Buildings and structures in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cultural depictions of Vladimir the Great Holland Park {{coord missing, London

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