St. Vladimir Cathedral

This cathedral is devoted to the Ruse christener, the great Prince Vladimir. It was built for 20 years, the architects Beretty, Berngard, 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 old Ruse 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 the group of the famous painters, which included Vasnetsov, Vrubel and others.

The most colorful and emotionally expressing are the Vasnetsov's paintings. The monumental figure of the Godmother (the height is 10,5 meters) in the altar part of the Cathedral is the compositional center of the building.