Remains of Desiatynna Church (Kyiv)

Ukraine / Kyyiv / Kiev / Kyiv
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Remains of an ancient Church destroyed in 1930s by Soviets.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Tithes
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Coordinates:   50°27'28"N   30°31'2"E

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  • Remark: the first Desiatynna church was erected in 996 by Volodymyr the Great, and it was ruined in 1240 by the Mongolians. The second Desiatynna church was built in 1840, and destroyed by the communists in 1928.
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