Bridge over Institute Street

Bridge over Institute Street Міст через Інститутську вулицю
Coordinates	50°26′59″N 30°31′36″E / 50.4496°N 30.5267°E / 50.4496; 30.5267
Carries	pedestrians
Crosses	Instytutska Street
Locale	Kyiv, Ukraine
Other name(s)	Heavenly Hundred Bridge
History
Construction start	2001
Opened	2002
Location

The Bridge over Institute Street (Ukrainian: Міст через Інститутську вулицю, romanized: Mist cherez Instytutsku vulytsiu), also known as the Heavenly Hundred Bridge (Ukrainian: Міст Небесної сотні, romanized: Mist Nebesnoi sotni).,^[1] is a pedestrian bridge located at Independence Square in Kyiv that crosses over Institute Street.

Description

The bridge was built in 2002 and provides a pedestrian viaduct from the October Palace to the Hlobus shopping mall on "Maidan".

During Euromaidan, on 20 February 2014 the bridge caught fire and was damaged.^{[citation needed]}

Photos

• 
  Bridge during the Euromaidan, view onto Maidan
• 
  Bridge during the Euromaidan, away from Maidan
• 
  wider view
• 
  towards October Palace at evening

See also

• Bridges in Kyiv

References

External links

• Brief video story about the bridge
• Bridge restoration interview
• Institutska 1

This page was last edited on 12 May 2024, at 19:44