Дослідження Західного палацу у Києві 2008—2013 рр.

The Western Palace was discovered in 1914 by S.P. Velmin. In 1982 and 1987–1988, excavations of the palace were conducted by V.O. Kharlamov. Research on the Western Palace continued in 2008–2009 and 2012–2013. The conducted studies finally established the south-eastern edge of the Western Palace. Its total area increased from 929.3 m² to 1182.7 m². Judging by the results obtained during this archaeological research, the Western Palace, whose construction dates to the late 10th – early 11th century, was an elongated multi-chamber building typical of palace architecture in Byzantium, Crimea, and Bulgaria of that period. Based on the available archaeological materials obtained during the research, the Western Palace ceased to exist in the second half of the 11th century.