The Alley of Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred () is a street in the Pecherskyi District of Kyiv. It runs from Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) and the Khreshchatyk to Olhynska and Instytutska Streets. The alley's name is a dedication to the Revolution of Dignity in February 2014.
The alley is pedestrianised. On most of its length, where the shootings took place in February 2014, there are memorials, monuments and plaques to the Heavenly Hundred on both sides. The Bridge over Instytutska Street, opened in 2002, crosses the Alley between the October Palace and Hotel Ukraine.
Until 2014 it was part of Instytutska Street, which arose at the beginning of the 19th century along the ancient Ivanivsjkyj Way, known since the times of Kyivan Rus'. Later, at various times, it was called Ivanivsjka Street and Behichevsjka Street. Since 1842, it has been called Instytutska Street; the name came from the Kyiv Institute for Noble Maidens, built on the street in 1838âÂÂ1842 (later the October Palace, now the International Centre of Culture and Arts). There was also a parallel unofficial name: "Maiden Street". After the Red Army briefly captured Kyiv on 5 February 1919, on 23 March 1919, the name was changed to "25 October Street", the date of the October Revolution. During the German occupation of the city in 1942âÂÂ1943, it was known as "Berlin Street" or again Instytutska Street. In the year 1944, it was renamed again to "October Revolution Street". Finally, the name Instytutska Street was restored in 1993.
During the Revolution of Dignity on 20 February 2014, a mass shooting of Euromaidan activists took place on the section of Instytutska Street from Olhynska Street to Maidan Nezalezhnosti and Khreshchatyk. Those who died were subsequently referred to as the Heavenly Hundred, and the street became a place to honour their memory. Almost immediately, proposals began to appear to rename the street in honour of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred.
On 20 August 2014, the Kyiv City State Administration initiated a public discussion on renaming "Instytutska Street" to "Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred Street". The discussion ended with the approval of the proposal: 1,614 people (61%) voted in favour, while 1,032 voted against. However, following debates at meetings of the Committee on Culture and Tourism on 6 November and the Kyiv City Council on 20 November 2014, a decision was made to rename only part of Instytutska Street as Alley of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred, which was supported by 85 deputies. The decision was published and entered into force on 30 January 2015.
After the end of the fighting on 18âÂÂ20 February 2014, thousands of Ukrainians gathered on this part of Instytutska Street in the following days to honour the memory of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred who died here. The street was covered with flowers, and later monuments to the fallen began to appear on the street.
There are only 7 buildings on the street.
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