Taras Shevchenko Boulevard lies in central Zaporizhzhia beside the City Council building. Its landscape combines greenery, walking paths, fountains and small sculptural compositions.
One of its principal symbols is the Lovers’ Clock, associated with meetings and wedding photographs. The Reconciliation Bench and Lovers’ Fountain continue the romantic theme. The fountain’s joined granite hearts symbolise intertwined lives and family.
The “I Love Zaporizhzhia” installation celebrates the city, while the Steelworker and Teacher sculptures evoke Spring on Zarechnaya Street. These characters connect the boulevard with Zaporizhzhia’s industrial identity and film history.
Taras Shevchenko Boulevard lies in central Zaporizhzhia beside the City Council building. Its landscape combines greenery, walking paths, fountains and small sculptural compositions.
One of its principal symbols is the Lovers’ Clock, associated with meetings and wedding photographs. The Reconciliation Bench and Lovers’ Fountain continue the romantic theme. The fountain’s joined granite hearts symbolise intertwined lives and family.
The “I Love Zaporizhzhia” installation celebrates the city, while the Steelworker and Teacher sculptures evoke Spring on Zarechnaya Street. These characters connect the boulevard with Zaporizhzhia’s industrial identity and film history.
By bus: No. 17, 18, 59 to the Shevchenko Boulevard bus stop
Development along the boulevard began in the late 1940s, during Zaporizhzhia’s post-war reconstruction. The area later became an important part of the city’s civic centre.
In 1974, a MiG-19 aircraft was installed as a memorial to Second World War pilots. A La-5 aircraft monument replaced it in 1997. In 2005, a memorial marking the sixtieth anniversary of victory in the Second World War appeared at the junction with Peremohy Street.
A major renewal took place in 2002, with a system of fountains and the Lovers’ Clock. Its chimes began sounding in January 2003, on the eve of the Old New Year. A melody from Spring on Zarechnaya Street strengthened the site’s connection with the city’s cultural memory.
The clock, fountains and romantic sculptural details gradually established the boulevard as a place for dates, walks and wedding photographs.
Development along the boulevard began in the late 1940s, during Zaporizhzhia’s post-war reconstruction. The area later became an important part of the city’s civic centre.
In 1974, a MiG-19 aircraft was installed as a memorial to Second World War pilots. A La-5 aircraft monument replaced it in 1997. In 2005, a memorial marking the sixtieth anniversary of victory in the Second World War appeared at the junction with Peremohy Street.
A major renewal took place in 2002, with a system of fountains and the Lovers’ Clock. Its chimes began sounding in January 2003, on the eve of the Old New Year. A melody from Spring on Zarechnaya Street strengthened the site’s connection with the city’s cultural memory.
The clock, fountains and romantic sculptural details gradually established the boulevard as a place for dates, walks and wedding photographs.