Saviour's Transfiguration Cathedral (Dnipro) | Classicism, 1830s construction, Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate

Ukraine / Dnipropetrovska / Dnipropetrovsk / Dnipro / Soborna ploshcha, 15a
 cathedral, Classicism, 1830s construction, Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate

The Saviour's Transfiguration Cathedral (Ukrainian: Спасо-Преображенський кафедральний собор) is the main Orthodox church of Dnipro.

The foundation stone was laid in 1787.
The cathedral was built on a smaller scale than originally planned, and was consecrated in 1835.
The church was closed to worshippers in 1930.
A museum of atheism was housed here in 1975–1988.

The building was damaged by an earthquake in 1888 and by bombs during the Second World War.
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Coordinates:   48°27'29"N   35°3'59"E

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