Bridge over Institute Street

The Bridge over Institute Street (Ukrainian: Міст через Інститутську вулицю, romanizedMist cherez Instytutsku vulytsiu), also known as the Heavenly Hundred Bridge (Ukrainian: Міст Небесної сотні, romanizedMist Nebesnoi sotni).,[1] is a pedestrian bridge located at Independence Square in Kyiv that crosses over Institute Street.

Bridge over Institute Street

Міст через Інститутську вулицю
Coordinates50°26′59″N 30°31′36″E / 50.4496°N 30.5267°E / 50.4496; 30.5267
Carriespedestrians
CrossesInstytutska Street
LocaleKyiv, Ukraine
Other name(s)Heavenly Hundred Bridge
History
Construction start2001
Opened2002
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The bridge was built in 2002 and provides a pedestrian viaduct from the October Palace to the Hlobus shopping mall on "Maidan".

During Euromaidan, on 20 February 2014 the bridge caught fire and was damaged.[citation needed]

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