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Two hundred years is not a long period for ancient Kyiv, but the 1,300 meter long Khreshchatyk Street remains the most popular place in the city all year long - its Broadway, its Champs Elysees, its Nevskiy Prospekt. Khreshchatyk has been praised by bards and poets, reproduced by artists and cinematographers, and depicted on postcards and stamps. The beauty of the shady chestnuts in bloom competes with that of the human-built ensembles of post-war buildings. Although the street has plenty of shops and offices. Most of people come here not on business but just to relax.

Back in the 11th century the Dmitriyevskiy Monastery stood here. It was founded by the Prince Isyaslav Yaroslavich of Kyiv (Christian name - Dmitri). In July 1108 his son Sviatopolk (Christian name - Mikhail) started to build the stone Mikhailovska church inside the monastery built by his father. The dome was plated with gold, and the new cathedral and later the whole monastery became known as the Mikhailovskiy Gold-Domed. Along the northern border of the monastery extends the block of Barbara cells. Other cells on the side of Triokhsviatitelska Street are adjoining the bell tower.