Located in the Shevchenkivskyi District of Kyiv, the square lies in front of Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery.

It is located about 300 m (1,000 ft) northeast of Sophia Square, to which it is connected by Volodymyrskyi Passage [uk], and about 450 m (1,500 ft) northwest of Maidan Nezalezhnosti, to which it is connected by Michael Street [uk].

On the square is a monument [uk] to Princess Olha, Andrew the Apostle, and Saints Cyril and Methodius.

There is a memorial [uk] to the victims of the Holodomor in front of the monastery.

The square served as one of the fan zones during the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.