The history of the old Armenian quarter was vividly presented in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, AnalitikaUA.net reports.

The “Lost Kyiv” historical and educational project is being implemented in the city, within the framework of which new information signs have appeared in the Podil district. They mark the historical borders of the old Armenian quarter (14-17th centuries) and the location of the Church of the Nativity of the Holy Mother of God of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

The implementation of this project emphasizes that caring for the multicultural past of Kyiv and the contribution of the Armenian community to the development of the city remains an important priority.

One of the information signs officially fixes the borders of the medieval national enclave and the old cemetery in Podil. Its text makes reference to archaeological excavations in 1984, when a burial ground with characteristic Armenian cross-stones and burials dating back to the 12th century was discovered there.

A separate sign has been installed on Pokrovska Street, in the immediate vicinity of a functioning Orthodox church, and it marks the exact location of the original church—an ancient stone-built Armenian church of the 14th century. This archaeological monument was studied in 1975 and 1985, after which the remains of the ancient foundations and the altar table were preserved.