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{{Short description|Historic square in Kyiv, Ukraine}}
{{redirect|Poshtova Ploshcha|the metro station|Poshtova Ploshcha (Kyiv Metro)|Postal Square in Washington, DC|Postal Square Building}}
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[[Image:Poshtova Square Podil.jpg|thumb|250px|View of ''Poshtova Square'' with the Post Office building and the Church of Nativity.]]
'''Poshtova Square''' ({{langx|uk|Поштова площа|Poshtova Ploshcha}}, {{IPA|uk|poʃˈtɔwɐ ˈplɔʃtʃɐ|pron|LL-Q8798 (ukr)-Tohaomg-Поштова площа.wav}}, {{literally|'''Postal Square'''}}) is one of the oldest historic squares of [[Kyiv]], the capital of [[Ukraine]]. Archaeological findings are dated back to the 4th century.

A crossing of several historic streets such as [[Saint Volodymyr Descent]], [[Borychiv Descent]] and [[Sahaydachny Street]], the square is located at the [[Dnipro river|Dnipro]] riverfront right next to the [[Kyiv River Port]].

The square received its name from [[Podil]] post station that was opened there in 1846. <!-- this contradicts the article on wek.kiev.ua ---> The square was also known under an alternative name as the Nativity Square ({{langx|uk|площа Різдва|ploshcha Rizdva|link=no}}), from the Nativity Church (built in 1810–1814, destroyed by Soviets in 1936 and rebuilt in 2004). The square underwent significant reconstruction in the 1970s when the Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska (today [[Obolonsko–Teremkivska line|Obolonsko–Teremkivska Metro line]]) was built and only the post station was preserved. Currently, the post station is used as a small art gallery.

Since 2018 the square has been a protected heritage site, and is planned to hold at some point in the future a museum dedicated to medieval Kyiv.

==Public transport==
[[File:PoshtovaTunnel.jpg|thumb|New automobile tunnel under Poshtova Square]]
The square is served by the [[Kyiv Metro|metro]] (the [[Poshtova Ploshcha (Kyiv Metro)|Poshtova Ploshcha station]]), the [[Kyiv Funicular|funicular]], and buses.

[[Kyiv tram]] has had historically significant routes through the square in past, however, on February 23, 2011, the last tram service through the square (line 5) was closed, without any clear plans for reopening in future.

==References==
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*{{in lang|uk}} [http://wek.kiev.ua/wiki/index.php/Поштова_площа Поштова площа] in [http://wek.kiev.ua/ ''Wiki-Encyclopedia Kyiv'']
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[[Category:Squares in Kyiv]]
[[Category:Podilskyi District]]


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