ST VOLODYMYR'S CATHEDRAL- AN ICONIC LANDMARK IN KIEV, UKRAINE

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Caption : A front View of St Volodymyr's Cathedral, kiev, Ukraine.
Caption : A front View of St Volodymyr's Cathedral, kiev, Ukraine.3120×4160 1.8 MB

I have come to Kiev the capital city of Ukraine and will be spending few more days in the city.

Before the month of July runs out, I felt I need to write about St Volodymyr’s Cathedral today , as another contribution to the monthly TopicforJuly.

Caption : A closer view of the Entrance Door of St Volodymyr' s cathedral.
Caption : A closer view of the Entrance Door of St Volodymyr' s cathedral.3120×4160 1.93 MB

I have heard of St Volodymyr ’ s Cathedral before even thought of coming to Kiev, Ukraine and luckily now that I am in the city, the cathedral is just located 100m meters away from my hotel.

So , I wasted no time visiting the most reverence cathedral in the city.

The magnifence of St Volodymyr’s cathedral is beyond what words can describe.

There is a sense of reverence surrounding the cathedral. Even the pedestrians stop to genuflect in an act of worship to God as they continue walk along the road . Its compound is dotted with believers praying fervently in one or twos.

St Volodymyr’s cathedral remain an active church , even when I got inside a mass was still being celebrated.

Caption : A view of the Cathedral' Spires across the street.
Caption : A view of the Cathedral' Spires across the street.3120×4160 2.68 MB

A little Delve Into History

According to history , the cathedral was built to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the Baptism of kievan Rus by prince Vladimir 1 of Kiev ( St. Volodymyr’s ) .

To build the cathedral , People from all over the Russian Empire started donating and a total sum of 100, 000 rubles was raised by the year 1859.

It was aslo chronicled that the Kiev Pechersk lavra which can be translated as Monastery of the Caves produced one million bricks and presented them toward the completion of cathedral- I wonder if that height of self sacrifice is still possible today ?

Coming to recently history, the cathedral was among the religious buildings mark for demolition under during Soviet communist regime which has outlawed all form religious gathering .

It was decided to convert the cathedral to a museum seeing how beautiful and how important the cathedral was to the people of kiev.

Caption : A view of the St Volodymyr' s cathedral Compound .
Caption : A view of the St Volodymyr' s cathedral Compound .4160×3120 2.84 MB

When I got inside the church , the interior is so beautiful beyond what I can describe. it is adorned with colourfully mosaic stones and frensco paintings.

I will end my post by advising you to come to kiev and not forget to visit this magnificent cathedral.

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@Emmik20 Let me tag @HiroyukiTakisawa here.

I’ll come back to this post soon.

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** @Emmik20 **

Wow! Thank you for the pictures and details of the beautiful cathedral. I’ve never seen a cathedral with such a lovely yellow wall. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:The mosaic pattern in front of the cathedral is also wonderful.

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Hello, @Emmik20

Thank you for joining #monthlytopic and sharing this unique and beautiful cathedral from Ukraine. It’s actually iconic!
The history is also interesting. Someday I wanna see the inside of the church:)

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I can’t believe that this building is a cathedral. It is so beautiful. I like the yellow color of it. Thank you for sharing this post with us. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hello @Izumi thanks for reading . I have heard of the cathedral before now. Just find my in kiev and took the opportunity to visit it. It is very beautiful cathedral and likewise I can only see on Google map other interesting places in kiev worth visiting.

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Hello @HiroyukiTakisawa . Thanks for the comment. The interior of the church is very beautiful more than the outside. I was hesitant at taking pictures when service was on going

Kiev is equally beautiful just like other popular cities. I believe you should also visit too .

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Hello @Ant_Bad_Yogi thanks for reading and for the comments. Likewise me , I thought I would be going to a museum and it turned out to be cathedral where Mass is still being celebrated. It is very beautiful cathedral and the yellow colour make it very bright. It’s rear to find a church painted with a bright yellow colour.

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@Emmik20 Your choice is wonderful, this Cathedral is really worth to be said about. What concerns the photos inside anyone can see them by the link you have shared.

As for me, I also can’t make photos in church, the aim to come there is different.

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Hello @OlgaKlimchik Thanks for the comment. It is actually good to take pictures inside a cathedral , if it is allowed.

I do go to Russian orthodox church once in awhile and on many occasions I took selfie and group pictures inside the cathedral and likewise many other worshipers. So I don’t really see any wrong in it. As long as I am not taking the pictures during the service.

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Wow, I love the yellow color of this Cathedral. It’s very unique!

Thank you for sharing with us @Emmik20

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Hi @Lusianaa thanks for the commendation. I am glad you like the cathedral. It’s indeed beautiful.

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