Churches Of Ukrainian Village

Lonely Planet review

The domes of the neighborhood's majestic churches pop out over the treetops in Ukrainian Village. Take a minute to wander by St Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral (773-276-4537; 2238 W Rice St), which is the less traditional of the neighborhood's main churches. Its 13 domes represent Christ and the Apostles. The intricate mosaics - added to the 1915 building in 1988 - owe their inspiration to the Cathedral of St Sophia in Kiev.

Saints Volodymyr & Olha Church (312-829-5209; 739 N Oakley Blvd) was founded by traditionalists from St Nicholas, who broke away over liturgical differences and built this showy church in 1975. It makes up for its paucity of domes (only five) with a massive mosaic of the conversion of Grand Duke Vladimir of Kiev to Christianity in AD 988.