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Memorial to police officers killed in the line of duty
Full name of the monument :

Memorial to police officers killed in the line of duty

Short or non-official name :
Region :
Kyiv region
Address of the monument :
Kyiv, Solomenskaya Square
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1996 - 1997
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Ukrainian sovereignty from 1991
sculptor Volodymyr Chepelyk, architect Mykola Kyslyy
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
management elite
Size :
Height -7.4 m
Components of the monument :
The sculpture is installed on a rectangular podium.
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
National heroes
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Kyiv National University of Internal Affairs
Institution’s website :
https://www.naiau.kiev.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The first memorial created in Kyiv after the declaration of Ukraine's independence as a symbol of the glory and immortality of law enforcement officers who gave their lives in the fight against crime. It is on the opening day of the Memorial that the memory of fallen law enforcement officers is honored every year. The center of the artistic structure is a kneeling woman in long pleated clothes with her head tilted to the shoulder, covered with a wide shawl with tassels, a symbol of Mother Ukraine, which summarizes the image of artistic retrospective in the modern dimension. The main element of the imaginary garment - the shawl and the hands hidden under it - symbolize irreparable loss and bitter pain. A bronze viburnum branch with leaves and twigs is placed on the podium at the woman's feet, a symbol of life, youth, and beauty.