St Andrew's Church, Kyiv
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St Andrew's Church (Ukrainian: Андріївська церква, Andriivska tserkva) is an Orthodox church in Kyiv, constructed between 1747 and 1754 to a design by the Italian architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli. It is a rare example of Elizabethan Baroque[2] in Ukraine. Situated on a steep hill, where Andrew the Apostle is believed to have foretold the great future of the place as the cradle of Christianity in the Slavic lands, the church overlooks the historic Podil neighborhood. Since 1968, the building has been a museum, part of the National Sanctuary "Sophia of Kyiv" as a landmark of cultural heritage.[3]
St Andrew's Church, Kyiv | |
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Андріївська церква | |
50°27′32″N 30°31′5″E | |
Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Denomination | Patriarchate of Constantinople[nb 1] |
Previous denomination | Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church |
Tradition | Eastern Orthodoxy |
History | |
Dedication | Andrew the Apostle |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Bartolomeo Rastrelli, Ivan Michurin |
Style | Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1744 |
Completed | 1767; rebuilt in 1949-1960 |
Specifications | |
Length | 31.7 m (104 ft) |
Width | 20.4 m (67 ft) |
Height | 50 m (160 ft) |
At the beginning of the 21st century the building faced serious problems due to the unstable foundation[4][5] and it underwent major renovation at the end of the 2010s, after it was gifted to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople by the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.