The Red University Building (Ukrainian: Червоний корпус Київського університету, romanized: Chervonyi korpus Kyivskoho universytetu) is the principal and oldest 4-story building of the Kyiv University located at 60 Volodymyrska Street, in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
This building is a famous symbol of the Kyiv University and the Ukrainian fundamental higher educational system.
Local tour guides sometime state that Tsar Nicholas II ordered the entire main building painted red in response to student conscription protests during World War I to remind students of blood spilled by Ukrainian soldiers.
Built at the top of a hill, this building has significantly influenced Kiev’s architectural layout in the 19th century.
Colloquially referred as Red Corps, the building was nearly hit by a rocket during the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, an event captured close-up by smartphone video.