St Volodymyr's Cathedral

This cathedral is devoted to the baptizer of Rus, the great Prince Volodymyr. It was built from 1862 to 1896; the architects Beretti, Bernhard and Nikolaev took part in the project. The building itself as well as the interior decoration was finished in 1896.

The building is implemented in the traditions of the Russian-Byzantine architecture and it keeps the ancient Rus history and traditions. It is built in the cross shape and pyramid composition. The main dome height is 49 meters.

The interior of the Cathedral is created by a group of famous painters, which included Vasnetsov, Vrubel and others. The most colorful and emotionally expressive are Vasnetsov's murals. The monumental figure of the Mother of God (height 10.5 meters) in the altar part of the Cathedral is the compositional center of the building.