Alley of Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred

Alley of Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred
The Alley with memorials to the Heavenly Hundred, pictured on 7 April 2015 from the southeast, with a view towards the Maidan Nezalezhnosti and the Bridge over Instytutska Street.
Native nameАлея Героїв Небесної Сотні (Ukrainian)
NamesakeHeavenly Hundred
Length756 m (2,480 ft)
LocationPecherskyi District
Kyiv, Ukraine
Postal code01001
Coordinates50°26′52.1″N 30°31′45.4″E / 50.447806°N 30.529278°E / 50.447806; 30.529278

The Alley of Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred[a] (Ukrainian: Алея Героїв Небесної Сотні, romanized: Aleya Heroïv Nebesnoï Sotni) is a street in the Pecherskyi District of Kyiv. It runs from Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) and the Khreshchatyk to Olhynska and Instytutska Streets. The alley's name is a dedication to the Revolution of Dignity in February 2014.

Characteristics

The alley is pedestrianised. On most of its length, where the shootings took place in February 2014, there are memorials, monuments and plaques to the Heavenly Hundred on both sides. The Bridge over Instytutska Street, opened in 2002, crosses the Alley between the October Palace and Hotel Ukraine.

History

Until 2014 it was part of Instytutska Street,[3] which arose at the beginning of the 19th century along the ancient Ivanivsjkyj Way,[b] known since the times of Kyivan Rus'.[4] Later, at various times, it was called Ivanivsjka Street and Behichevsjka Street. Since 1842, it has been called Instytutska Street; the name came from the Kyiv Institute for Noble Maidens, built on the street in 1838–1842 (later the October Palace, now the International Centre of Culture and Arts). There was also a parallel unofficial name: "Maiden Street".[c] After the Red Army briefly captured Kyiv on 5 February 1919, on 23 March 1919, the name was changed to "25 October Street",[d][5] the date of the October Revolution.[e] During the German occupation of the city in 1942–1943, it was known as "Berlin Street"[f] or again Instytutska Street.[6] In the year 1944, it was renamed again to "October Revolution Street".[g][7] Finally, the name Instytutska Street was restored in 1993.[8]

During the Revolution of Dignity on 20 February 2014, a mass shooting of Euromaidan activists took place on the section of Instytutska Street from Olhynska Street to Maidan Nezalezhnosti and Khreshchatyk. Those who died were subsequently referred to as the Heavenly Hundred, and the street became a place to honour their memory. Almost immediately, proposals began to appear to rename the street in honour of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred.[9][10]

On 20 August 2014, the Kyiv City State Administration initiated a public discussion on renaming "Instytutska Street" to "Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred Street".[11] The discussion ended with the approval of the proposal: 1,614 people (61%) voted in favour, while 1,032 voted against. However, following debates at meetings of the Committee on Culture and Tourism on 6 November and the Kyiv City Council on 20 November 2014, a decision was made to rename only part of Instytutska Street as Alley of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred, which was supported by 85 deputies.[3][12][13][14] The decision was published and entered into force on 30 January 2015.[3]

Commemoration of the Heavenly Hundred on the street

After the end of the fighting on 18–20 February 2014, thousands of Ukrainians gathered on this part of Instytutska Street in the following days to honour the memory of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred who died here.[15] The street was covered with flowers, and later monuments to the fallen began to appear on the street.[15]

  • Alley of Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred
  • Flowers laid out on Instytutska Street in honour of the fallen of Euromaidan. 24 February 2014
  • "Road of the Heavenly Hundred", a memorial on the pavement of the alley. 24 February 2014
  • Memorial cross and lamps for the fallen of Euromaidan
  • Memorial to those who died near Khreshchatyk metro station's entrance hall
  • One of many temporary memorials to the Heavenly Hundred
  • Memorial sign to Ihor Kostenko
  • Monument to Maksym Shymko
  • Memorial plaque to Oleh Ushnevych
  • Memorial cross to the fallen of Euromaidan
  • Memorial plaque to Anatoliy Korneyev
  • Memorial sign to Bohdan Vaida
  • Memorial plaque to Oleksandr Khrapachenko
  • Memorial plaque where Oleksandr Kapinos died
  • Exhibition of a battle-damaged piano, Molotov cocktail bottles, and a Euromaidan self-defence fighter's helmet
  • Flowers laid out on the slope of the alley. 9 March 2014
  • Fragment of a Heavenly Hundred memorial. 23 February 2014
  • Flowers and candles. 24 February 2014

Buildings and facilities

There are only 7 buildings on the street.[13]

Cultural institutions:

Educational institutions:

  • Sports School for Children and Youth of the Olympic Reserve (SDYUSHOR) in artistic gymnastics (№ 1)

Libraries:

  • Library of the International Centre for Culture and Arts of Trade Unions of Ukraine (№ 1)

Hotels:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The official website of the October Palace renders its address in English as "Alley of Heroes of Heavenly Hundred, 1".[1] The official website of Hotel Ukraine renders its address in English as "Heroiiv Nebesnoii Sotni alley, 4".[2]
  2. ^ Ukrainian: Іванівського шляху, romanized: Ivanivsjkoho shljakhu. Pre-1918 Russian: Ивановская дорога, romanized: Ivanovskaya doroga.
  3. ^ Ukrainian: Дівоча вулиця, romanized: Divocha vulycja.
  4. ^ Ukrainian: вулиця 25 Жовтня, romanized: vulycja 25 Zhovtnja.
  5. ^ According to the Old-Style Julian calendar, it began on 25 October 1918. The New-Style Gregorian calendar dates it to 7 November 1918.
  6. ^ German: Berlinerstraße. Ukrainian: Берлінерштрасе, romanized: Berlinershtrase or Ukrainian: Берлінська вулиця, romanized: Berlinsjka vulycja.
  7. ^ Ukrainian: вулиця Жовтневої революції, romanized: vulycja Zhovtnevoji revoljuciji.
  8. ^ addresses
  9. ^ addresses

References

  1. ^ "Contacts of the International Center for Culture and Arts of the Ukrainian Trade Union". International Center of Culture and Arts. Retrieved 20 January 2026. Alley of Heroes of Heavenly Hundred, 1
  2. ^ "«Ukraine» Hotel - Official website of the four-star hotel in the сenter of Kyiv". ukraine-hotel.kiev.ua. Retrieved 20 January 2026. Heroiiv Nebesnoii Sotni alley, 4
  3. ^ a b c "Про перейменування вулиці у Печерському районі міста Києва" [Decision of the Kyiv City Council dated 20 November 2014 No. 384/384 'On renaming a street in the Pechersk district of Kyiv']. Khreshchatyk No. 13 (4609), p. 5 (in Ukrainian). 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2025. Перейменвати частин влиці Інститтсьої від Майдан Незалежності до влиці Ольгинсьої Печерсьом районі міста Києва на алею Героїв Небесної Сотні. ("Rename the section of Instytutska Street from Maidan Nezalezhnosti to Olhynska Street in the Pecherskyi district of Kyiv to Alley of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred." (Backup link).
  4. ^ § 61. Ивановская дорога (Институтская) // Zakrevsky, Mykola Vasilyovych Описаніе Кіева. — Volume 1 Archived 27 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. (in pre-1918 Russian). Moscow: Тип. Гречева и комп., 1868. Page 328 (in PDF: page 331).
  5. ^ "От Киевского Исполкома. Приказ коллегии городского хозяйства" [From the Kiev Executive Committee. Order of the City Administration Board]. Izvestia. no. 29. p. 4 (in Russian). 23 March 1919.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ Себта Т. Топонімічні перейменування в окупованому Києві Archived 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine // Київ і кияни. Матеріали щорічної науково-практичної конференції (Музей історії міста Києва) [Kyiv and its residents. Materials from the annual scientific and practical conference (Kyiv City History Museum)]. — Kyiv: Кий, 2010. — Вип. 10. pp. 195–213.
  7. ^ "Постанова виконавчого комітету Київської міської Ради депутатів трудящих від 6 грудня 1944 року № 286/2 «Про впорядкування найменувань площ, вулиць та провулків м. Києва». Дод. № 1. Дод. № 2" [Resolution of the Executive Committee of the Kyiv City Council of Workers' Deputies dated 6 December 1944 No. 286/2 ‘On the standardisation of the names of squares, streets and lanes in the city of Kyiv’. Addendum No. 1. Addendum No. 2.]. State Achives of the City of Kyiv. Ф. Р-1. Оп. 4. Спр. 38. Арк. 65–102. (in Ukrainian). 6 December 1944. Archived from the original on 14 February 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026. Addendum No. 1.; Addendum No. 2.
  8. ^ "Розпорядження Київської міської ради народних депутатів та Київської міської державної адміністрації від 2 лютого 1993 року № 16/116 «Про повернення вулицям історичних назв, перейменування парків культури та відпочинку, станцій метро»" [Decree of the Kyiv City Council of People's Deputies and the Kyiv City State Administration dated 2 February 1993 No. 16/116 ‘On restoring historical names to streets, renaming parks of culture and recreation, and metro stations’]. State Achives of the City of Kyiv. Ф. 1689. Оп. 1. Спр. 119, Арк. 207–212. (in Ukrainian). 2 February 1993. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Інститутську неофіційно перейменували на вулицю Героїв небесної сотні24". Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Художники пропонують встановити максимально реалістичний меморіал Небесної сотні на Інститутській, перед Жовтневим палацом або Верховною Радою". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  11. ^ Обговорення щодо перейменування Інститутської вулиці на вулицю Героїв Небесної Сотні у Печерському районі Archived 2014-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Official website of the Kyiv City State Administration. — 2014. — 20 August – 20 October.
  12. ^ "Київрада перейменувала частину вулиці Інститутської на алею Героїв Небесної сотні". ipress.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  13. ^ a b "Частина Інститутської переіменована на алею Героїв Небесної сотні". Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Частину Інститутської перейменують у Героїв Небесної сотні". Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  15. ^ a b "Українці встелили квітами дорогу з Майдану до Інститутської" [Ukrainians covered the road from Maidan to Instytutska with flowers]. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

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  • "Фотоспомин Київ, якого немає" [A photo memory of Kyiv that doesn't exist] (in Ukrainian). 19 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  • "Октябрьской Революции улица" [October Revolution Street], in: Kyiv: An Encyclopedic Handbook. A.B. Kudrytsky (editor-in-chief), Kiev: Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia, 1982. p. 404. (in Russian).
  • Героїв Небесної Сотні алея [Alley of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred] // Streets of Kyiv: official guide/ Appendix to the decision of the Kyiv City Council dated 22 January 2015 No. 34/899 “On approval of the official directory “Streets of Kyiv City””. p. 48. Archived from the original source on 6 October 2021.
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