Ancient Kyiv: Podil, A.Nesvit

Podil means "the place in the valley"

Businessmen used to live there.

River fishing was one of the most important occupations of the inhabitants

The craftsmen produced different silver rings and necklaces

Kontraktova Square has become the place for all-Russian fairs

Kontraktova Square has become the place for all-Russian fairs since 1898.

For the needs of customers the Merchants' Yard was put up

Podil was settled on the top of the hills covered with forests.

Thus houses were mostly made of stone.

A great fire was in 1911.

A wind was blowing from the river and it blew flames from house to house.

People loved their native Podil very much and rebuilt the district after the fire.

The Fountain Samson was designed in 1749

The Fountain Samson was designed by the Bolgarian architect Ivan Hryhorovych-Barsky.

One of the legend says that the person who tastes"Samson's water" will stay in Kyiv forever.