Vladimir Cathedral (Kiev)
Coordinates: 50 ° 26 ′ 41.8 ″ N , 30 ° 30 ′ 31.8 ″ E The Vladimir Cathedral ( Ukrainian Володимирський собор Wolodymyrskyj sobor ) is located on Taras Shevchenko Boulevard in the center of the Ukrainian capital Kiev .
It is an important cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and was built between 1859 and 1882. The interior of the Neo-Byzantine style cathedral was completed by 1886. Some paintings were completed later, so the church was consecrated in 1896 and opened on September 1st ( Gregorian calendar ) of the year. Several architects and artists were involved in the building.
history
As early as 1852, Metropolitan Philaret suggested the construction of a cathedral to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the introduction of Christianity in the Kievan Rus (predecessor of the states of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus) by Vladimir the saint . The donation-financed construction began in 1859; the building itself was completed in 1882, the ornate interior was not completed until 1886. The cathedral was damaged in the Polish-Soviet War and was then used as an atheism museum, which also dealt with the topic of religion. It later became an archive. Since 1944 and after the Second World War , it was used again as a sacred building. Until the end of the Soviet Union , however, the priests were restricted in their activities.
Appearance
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The 49 meter high cathedral has seven gilded domes, as well as three apses and six pillars inside . It is richly decorated with mosaics and frescoes. The paintings inside are by famous painters such as Michail Wassiljewitsch Nesterow , Viktor Michailowitsch Wasnezow , Michail Alexandrowitsch Wrubel , Wilhelm Kotarbiński and Pawel Alexandrowitsch Swedomski .
The Relics of St. Barbara , which were moved here after the destruction of the main church of St. Michael's monastery in the 1930s, can be found in the St.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cathedral information at www.oldkyiv.org.ua (English) ( Memento of the original from November 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ (Engl.) Detailed report on the cathedral on ukraine-today.com ( Memento of the original on 20 December 2004 at the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link is automatically inserted and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Report on Kiev churches on www.wumag.kiev.ua (English)
