Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Research university in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv is a research university in Kyiv, Ukraine. Its main building at 60 Volodymyrska Street, designed by architects V. I. and A. V. Beretti in Russian Classicism style, is painted red and black, the colours of the Order of St. Vladimir. The university has 14 faculties and 7 institutes.
Tsar Nicholas I founded the institution in 1834 as Saint Vladimir Imperial University, and architect Vincent Beretti completed construction nine years later. After several name changes over the decades, it eventually received its current name in honor of the national poet.
The institution has carried the name of Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko since 1939, symbolizing the national identity of the country. Visitors can view the red-fronted main building, which now serves as a landmark of Ukrainian higher education.
The campus is centrally located in Kyiv and can be reached on foot, as several faculties stand near main roads. The buildings are accessible during daytime hours, with certain areas open to visitors depending on the academic calendar.
The university's botanical garden bears the name of Willibald Besser, its first director, who came from the Kremenets Lyceum. When the university was founded in 1833, the Kremenets botanical garden's best plants were moved to Kyiv: 8,000 potted plants and 50 trees, 15,000 live plants and 10,000 seed varieties.
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