Kontraktova Ploshcha – Kiev, Ukraine

Square of Contracts or Contract Square (translit.: Kontraktova ploshcha) is a square in the historic Podil neighborhood of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The square is an important economic, cultural, and transport center of the Podil, containing numerous architectural and historical monuments. Contract Square is known since the Kievan Rus' times as an important part of the Podil merchant neighborhood. The square lies in between the Andriyivskyy Descent, Sahaidachny, Pokrivska, Florivska, Prytisko-Mykilska, Kostiantynivska, Mezhyhirska, Spaska, Skovorody and Ilynska streets. Today, the Contracts Square is an important center of the Podil neighborhood, and also a recreational, cultural and transportation point of…