St Volodymyr's Cathedral

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  • Address
    bul Tarasa Shevchenka 20, city centre
  • Transport
    underground rail: Universytet

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Lonely Planet review

Although not one of Kyiv's most important churches, St Volodymyr's Cathedral arguably has the prettiest interior. Built in the late 19th century to mark 900 years of Orthodox Christianity in the city, its yellow exterior and seven blue domes conform to standard Byzantine style. However, inside it breaks new ground by displaying Art Nouveau influences.

Huge murals, flecked with golden accents, include a painting of Volodymyr the Great's baptism into Orthodox Christianity in Chersoneses and of Kyiv's citizens being herded into the Dnipro River for a mass baptism soon afterwards.