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Saint Nicholas Church
The Saint Nicholas Church in Dykanka is the ancestral temple-tomb of the Kochubey family.
The church was built in 1794 by count Viktor Kochubey on the territory of the count's estate, on the site of the old wooden church of the 17th century. According to legend, there was a stump on this place, on which the icon of Nicholas the Wonderworker appeared. Before this image, the mother of Mykola Hohol prayed for the health of her future son, named the child in his honor.
When constructing the Nicholas Church, the architect Mykola Lviv used the style of Moravian rotunda churches. The internal volume is covered by a complex double dome system with petals of glass frames that open in the summer. When singers in choirs sing, it seems that the sound comes from heaven. Also a unique ...
Last update
3/16/2024
Categories | Temple, Architecture |
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Date of foundation | 1794 year |
Address |
Poltavsky Shlyach Street
Dykanka |
Coordinates | 49.8077° N, 34.5412° E Coordinates copied |
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