The spectacular Holy Trinity Church in the late Baroque style was built in Dykanka on the site of an old wooden church.
It is located on the shore of a pond near the intersection of Ivana Mazepy Street and Troitska Street.
Construction was carried out in 1780 under the direction of the architect Mykola Lviv at the expense of Pavlo Kochubey of the Poltava Regiment of Bunchuzh. The temple is high, single-domed, with four semi-domes. It has the shape of a cross in plan. The floor was once paved with cast-iron tiles.
Legends closely associate the Trinity Church with the work of Mykola Hohol, who visited it many times. It is believed that this church was painted by the blacksmith Vakula in "The Night before Christmas": "...on the side wall, as you enter the c ...
Last update
3/12/2025
Categories | Temple, Architecture |
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Date of foundation | 1780 |
Address |
Troyitska Street, 12
Dykanka |
Coordinates |
49.82401° N, 34.524536° E
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