Zhytomyr Oblast

Ukraine

Panorama of Kodnyanka River, Old Solotvyn, Ukraine
Panorama of Kodnyanka River, Old Solotvyn, Ukraine
28/07/2019 Zhytomyr, Ukraine, mix of multi-storey roofs of both new and Soviet times buildings in the sleeping area
Bridge over the river. Landscape shot from drone. Zhytomyr, Ukraine
In 1678, at the site of the present Transfiguration Cathedral, a Jesuit collegium and a church were erected. When the Jesuit order was closed in 1773, the church became the Uniate Order of the Basilian monks, in 1831 - became an Orthodox city council, and in 1937 was destroyed. After the establishment of the Ovruch Eparchy of the UOC (1993), in 1990-2001, on the old foundations erected a new cathedral, which acquired the status of a cathedral. The form of the temple differs from the old one and combines motifs of different styles of old architecture: the body in the form of a basilica is crowned from the western end of a high bell tower, and in the middle - a mighty 5-chapter.

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