Stepan Bandera monument in Lviv

The Stepan Bandera monument in Lviv is a statue dedicated to Stepan Bandera, a controversial Ukrainian politician,[1] ideologue of the Ukrainian nationalist movement of the twentieth century, and chairman of the OUN-B. The monument is in Lviv. one of the main cities of Western Ukraine. The figure of Stepan Bandera stands in front of the Stele of Ukrainian Statehood. The monument was unveiled in 2007.[2][3][4]

Stepan Bandera monument
Пам'ятник Степанові Бандері
Stepan Bandera monument
Coordinates49°50′9.5″N 24°0′20.5″E
LocationKropyvnytskyi square, Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
BuilderUkrainian Government
MaterialGranite
Beginning date2003
Completion date13 October 2007
Dedicated dateStepan Bandera

Description

The monument is a larger than life statue of Stepan Bandera standing, 7 meters tall. Behind it is the Stele of Ukrainian Statehood - a 30 meter tall triumphal arch with 4 columns, each column symbolizing a different period of the Ukrainian statehood. The first one - Kievan Rus', the second - the Cossack Hetmanate, the third - the Ukrainian People's Republic, and the fourth - the modern, independent Ukraine.[2]

External image
The monument in 2010

See also
  • Monuments to Stepan Bandera
    • Stepan Bandera monument in Buchach
    • Stepan Bandera monument in Drohobych
    • Stepan Bandera monument in Kolomyia
    • Stepan Bandera monument in Stryi
    • Stepan Bandera monument in Ternopil
    • Stepan Bandera monument in Lviv
    • Stepan Bandera monument in Sambir
    • Stepan Bandera monument in Dubliany
    • Stepan Bandera monument in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
    • Stepan Bandera monument in Mostyska
  • Stepan Bandera museum in Dubliany
  • Stepan Bandera museum in Stryi
  • Stepan Bandera memorial plaque in Kyiv
  • Stepan Bandera memorial plaque in Khmelnytskyi
  • Memorial for the victims killed by OUN-UPA (Luhansk)
  • The Shot in the Back

References
  1. "Hero or Villain? Historical Ukrainian Figure Symbolizes Today's Feud". NPR.org.
  2. "Національна "бронза" - ZAXID.NET". 2009-11-01. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  3. "Тарик Сиріл Амар. ІНАКША, АЛЕ ПОДІБНА, ЧИ ПОДІБНА, АЛЕ ІНАКША? ПУБЛІЧНА ПАМ'ЯТЬ ПРО ДРУГУ СВІТОВУ ВІЙНУ У ПОСТРАДЯНСЬКОМУ ЛЬВОВІ". www.historians.in.ua. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  4. "ЛЬВІВСЬКА ГАЗЕТА | Монумент легенді". 2007-10-14. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2022-02-25.


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