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49: 61: 157:. The plan had redrawn the neighborhood's curved streets into straightaways, thus creating the square city blocks that exist to this day. The fire showed the vulnerability of the city's wooden buildings, some of which would later be reconstructed in stone. Reconstruction after the fire brought about the construction of many architectural landmarks currently standing, including the 106:. The fire lasted for three days and almost destroyed the whole neighborhood. Before the fire, Podil was the city's most densely populated neighborhood; out of 3,672 households in the city, 2,068 were located in the Podil. 198: 313: 120:
was reported to have been dried out. The city's official version of events regarding the cause of the fire, however, was said to be children playing with fire.
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Nevertheless, some streets remained in the shape they were in before the fire. These are Borychiv Tik, Pokrovska, Pritisko-Mykilska, per.Khoryva.
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buildings, 12 churches, and 3 monasteries were destroyed in the fire. However, some buildings were spared destruction, including the House of
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The fire's power was strengthened with high winds and the season's severe droughts, from which even the nearby
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It was speculated that the fire was set by French spies or by their local collaborators on the eve of the
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Combined map of Podil 1804 and 1974. From the "Podil in ancient Kiev" book authored by K.N.Hupalo
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In 1812, a new plan for the reconstruction of Podil was drawn up by architects Geste and
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third since the historic city's foundation, and the first since the times of
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before (top, 1695) and after the fire (bottom, 1853)
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50°28′09″N 30°30′55″E / 50.469167°N 30.515278°E / 50.469167; 30.515278

urban planning

Ukrainian
neighborhood
Podil
Kiev
Ukraine
French invasion of Russia
Dnieper River
magistrate
Peter I
Gymnasium
Batyi
Melensky
Contracts House
1961 Kurenivka mudslide in Kyiv
Scorched earth
""How Kiev burned""
the original
"The northern part of Kiev is not called Obolon' for no reason"
the original
"Churches of Podil"
Den'
"Podil across the centuries"
"Tragedy of Kiev's Podol"
the original

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