Pylyp Orlyk (1672–1742) was a Zaporozhian Cossack starshyna, Hetman of Ukraine in exile, diplomat, secretary and close associate of Hetman Ivan Mazepa. He is the author of the Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk.
The monument to Pylyp Orlyk was erected in the so-called "government quarter" at the beginning of the park at the intersection of Lipska and Orlyka streets in front of the Supreme Court building. Its unveiled on June 24, 2011, on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine and as part of events dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk.
Authors: sculptor A. Kushch, architect O. Stukalov.
Address: 8 Orlyka Street.
