Compositional and Artistic Territory Assessment of the Kyiv Cultural Landscape Monument

A comprehensive compositional and artistic evaluation of the 'Historic Landscape of the Kyiv Mountains and the Dnieper River Valley' reveals its exceptional cultural significance, warranting its inclusion in Ukraine's State Register of Immovable Monuments as a national treasure. The study, pioneering in its approach, distinguishes two key territorial categories: highly valuable highlands featuring ensembles like the UNESCO-listed Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, and less developed Dnieper valley areas serving as visual pedestals for architectural dominants. Leveraging historical, bibliographic, archival, cartographic, and empirical methods—including observations and mapping—the research underscores the landscape's unity and coherent functioning, providing critical recommendations for boundary definition, use modes, and preservation strategies to maintain its traditional character.

Vecherskyi, V. (2020). Compositional and Artistic Territory Assessment of the Kyiv Cultural Landscape Monument. Bulletin of Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. Series in Museology and Monumental Studies, 3(1), 8–20. https://doi.org/10.31866/2617-7943.3.1.2020.205305