Golden Gate- one of the few monuments of defensive architecture of Kievan Rus' during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise .
Under Yaroslav the Wise area of the city is actively expanded, which required the construction of new fortifications - built strong walls with reinforced wooden crates, deep ditches. City of Yaroslav the Wise surrounded earthworks total length of 3.5 kilometers, they were on the streets of Kiev city center present - from the Lviv area (where the Lviv gate ) along the street Yaroslaviv shaft to the Golden Gate, down to Independence Square (where there were Lyadsky gate ) and again going up to St. Michael's Square.Golden Gate is a fortress tower with wide (7.5 m) passing through. Inside passage is a powerful pilasters, relied on by the arch vault. The walls are preserved height 9.5 meters.Golden Gate remained the gateway to the city to the XVIII century , although over time more and more turned into ruins. In 1832 the first steps were taken to conserve them. In 1970 was built near the ruins of the pavilion, which houses a small museum dedicated to the history of the Golden Gate, then moved to the museum reconstructed from surviving drawings of the building itself the Golden Gate, where he is to this day.