Step Into History
Walk Kyiv in 1050
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Step Into History · City walk
Yaroslav's Kyiv, 1050
Kyiv in 1050 is the grand capital of Yaroslav the Wise at the height of Kyivan Rus', testing itself against Constantinople in stone churches, written law and river trade. This walk moves from the Dnieper’s banks through the Golden Gate and St. Sophia’s precincts down to the Podil quays and the nascent caves of the Pechersk monastery, showing craftsmen, boats and princely courts on the hills.
34 scenes — 20 streets, squares and views, 14 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Kyiv as it stood in 1050 (“Kievan Rus'”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. Dnieper Approach
- ↳ Ferry Guard House · interior
- 2. Askold's Grave
- 3. Podil Quay
- ↳ Riverside Warehouse · interior
- 4. Pochaina Mouth
- 5. Podil Market
- ↳ Wooden Market Hall · interior
- 6. Yaroslav's Court
- ↳ Grand Feasting Hall · interior
- 7. Borychev Descent
- ↳ Tavern Hall on the Descent · interior
- 8. Golden Gate
- ↳ Chapel above the Gate · interior
- 9. Detinets (Prince's Court)
- ↳ Prince's Audience Chamber · interior
- 10. St. Sophia Cathedral
- ↳ Nave beneath the Oranta Mosaic · interior
- 11. Sofia Square
- 12. Row of Stone Churches
- ↳ Parish Church Nave · interior
- 13. Ramparts and Palisade
- 14. Craftsmen's Yards
- ↳ Tannery and Cooper's Workshop · interior
- 15. Merchants' Street
- ↳ Byzantine Cloth Merchant's Shop · interior
- 16. Podil Shipyards
- ↳ Shipwright's Assembly Shed · interior
- 17. River Ford and Ferries
- 18. Pechersk Outskirts
- ↳ Monk's Cell and Scriptorium · interior
- 19. Pechersk Cave Mouth
- ↳ Church of the Near Caves · interior
- 20. Old Kyiv Hill