Lypky
Template:Short description Lypky (Template:Langx) is an historic neighborhood of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv located in the administrative Pecherskyi District. The name is derived from a lime tree (Lypa). Lypky is the de facto government quarter of Ukraine hosting the buildings of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament), Presidential Administration and Government, as well as ceremonial residences and hotels traditionally used by politicians.
History
A relatively new district, Lypky emerged in the 19th century and has since become known as an elite area. The neighbourhood is located in the northeastern part of Kyiv Hills between Old Kyiv (bordering it along Khreshchatyk) and the Pechersk neighborhood across the Klovskyi Descent and Mechnykova Street.[1]
The area of Lypky was settled following the construction of the new Pechersk Fortress during the 1830s in order to accommodate inhabitants resettled as a result of the expansion of fortifications. As a result of urban growth, the neighbourhood soon merged wit the Old Town and Pechersk. The area was built up according to a regular plan, in contrast to surrounding historical districts.[1]
After the capture of Kyiv by the Bolsheviks on 7 February 1919, Cheka secret police established its headquarters in Lypky, and in the following months several thousand people were exterminated there. During the era of Soviet rule Lypky became the seat of the Verkhovna Rada and Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR.[1]
The streets of Lypky were the scenes of the bloodiest episodes of the Euromaidan revolution (2013–2014).
Streets and squares
- Akademika Bohomoltsia Street
- Bankova Street
- Constitution Square
- Hrushevskoho Street
- Instytutska Street
- Liuteranska Street
Notable buildings
- Verkhovna Rada building
- Government Building, Kyiv
- National Art Museum of Ukraine
- National Bank of Ukraine building
- Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium
- Mariinskyi Palace (1755)
- Klov Palace (1758)
Gallery
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National Art Museum
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Kovalevsky's house
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"Chocolate House"
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Sadova Street in Lypky neighborhood. Modern office building to the right houses various bodies of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament)
References
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