Kiev River Port
Coordinates: 50°27′33″N 30°31′37″E / 50.45917°N 30.52694°E
The Kiev River Port (Ukrainian: Київський річковий порт; translit. Kyivskyi richkovyi port) is the main river port of Kiev, located on the right bank of the Dnieper River in the Podil neighborhood of the city.
History
Since ancient times the Podil neighborhood was an important trade center, especially by water routes.
Around the 19th century, steamboats started to navigate along the Dnieper, and a row of quays were built along the Right Bank of the river.
Port infrastructure
Freight and shipbuilding infrastructure
Passenger infrastructure
Kiev River port boasts more than 20 riverboat stairway-equipped moorings on the several kilometer-long embankment, all of which are reserved for passenger and leisure vessels. From April through October, there is a daily leisure navigation in the port, facilitated by various private operators.
Passenger terminal of the port
In 1953–1961 a new passenger terminal was built on the Poshtova Square by the architects V. Gopkalo, V. Ladny, and others. The building has a mast-like tower which resembled a steamboat tower.
See also
Further reading
- Ruta Malikenaite. Guildebook: Touring Kyiv. Kyiv: Baltia Druk, 2003. ISBN 966-96041-3-3
External links
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