The Poshtova Square in Kiev

Kiev

Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

, the capital of Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

, is one of the oldest historic squares of the city. Archeological finds are dated back to the 4th century.

A crossing of several historic streets such as Volodymyrsky Descent, Borychiv Descent

Borychiv Descent

Borychiv Descent is a historic descent in the historical and merchant quarter of Kiev, the Podil neighbourhood. It is located near the Poshtova Square....

 and Sahaydachny Street, the square is located at the Dnieper riverfront right next to the Kiev River Port

Kiev River Port

The Kiev River Port is the main river port of Kiev, located on the right bank of the Dnieper River in Podil, historic and administrative raion of the city.-History:...

.

The square is served by the metro

Kiev Metro

The Kiev Metro is a metro system that is the mainstay of Kiev's public transport. It was the first rapid transit system in Ukraine and the third one built in the USSR . It now has three lines with a total length of 63.7 kilometres and 49 stations...

 (the Poshtova Ploshcha station

Poshtova Ploshcha (Kiev Metro)

Poshtova Ploshcha is a station on Kiev Metro's Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line. The station was opened on December 17, 1976, and is named after Kiev's Poshtova Square near the Dnieper's embankment in the historic Podil neighbourhood. It was designed by A.S. Krushynskyi, T.A. Tselykovska, I.L....

), the funicular

Kiev funicular

The Kiev funicular serves the city of Kiev, connecting the historic Uppertown, and the lower commercial neighborhood of Podil through the steep hill overseeing the Dnieper River.-History:...

, tram

Kiev tram

The Kiev Tramway is a tram network which serves the Ukrainian capital Kiev. The system was the first electric tramway in the former Russian Empire and the third one in Europe after the Berlin Straßenbahn and the Budapest tramway. The system currently consists of 139.9 km of track, including...

s, and buses.

The square received its name from Podil

Podil

The Podil or Podilskyi Raion is a historic neighbourhood and an administrative raion in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Kiev, the birthplace of the city's trade, commerce and industry...

 post station that was opened there in 1846. The square was also known under an alternative name as Rizdvo (Christmas) Square, derived from Rizdvo Church built in 1810-1814 and destroyed in 1930s. The square underwent a significant reconstruction in 1970s when the Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Metro Line

Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line

The Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line , is the second line of the Kiev Metro, first opened in 1976, it extended northwards along the right bank of the Dnieper river and began deviating from the river towards the southwest. As the current stations were built in the 1970s and 80s, architecturally the...

was in construction and only the post station was saved. Currently, the post station is used as a small art gallery.