Due to its proximity to the St. Michael's Cathedral, it was once named the Mykhailivskyi Mekhanichnyi Pidyom (Ukrainian: Михайлівський механічний підйом, literally St. Michael's Mechanical Lift).
Datorită apropierii sale de Catedrala Sfântului Mihail, a fost numit uneori Mykhailivskyi Mekhanichnyi Pidyom (în ucraineană Михайлівський механічний підйом, adică Liftul Mecanic al Sf. Mihail).