Lach Gates ( uk, Лядські ворота) at Independence Square in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyi ...

is a monument built in 2001 to commemorate one of the Medieval Kyiv city gates. At the top is a sculpture of

Archangel Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

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 Batu Khan ( – 1255),, ''Bat haan'', tt-Cyrl, Бату хан; ; russian: хан Баты́й was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde, a constituent of the Mongol Empire. Batu was a son of Jochi, thus a grandson of Genghis Kh ...

concentrated his assault during the 1240 siege of Kyiv. Lach gates were one of three known gates of Medieval Kyiv (

Old Kyiv Old Kyiv or Old Kiev ( uk, Старий Київ) is a historical neighborhood of Kyiv. Other names include Upper City, Old Town, and others. It is located at the far eastern portion of the Shevchenko Raion. Old Kyiv historically represents the ...

), the others being the

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and the Jewish (Lviv) Gates.

History

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).Lach Gates
at the WEK encyclopedic Kyiv city portal

References

External links

Monument "Lyadski vorota
. Grand city Kyiv – historical portal.
Lach Gates
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