One of the most beautiful buildings erected in Kiev in the beginning of the 20th century is the Mykolaivsky church. The architecture of the church is styled for gothic - high arrow-shaped spiers, the facade is adorned with a traditional rose, the walls are full of stucco decoration.

The construction of the cathedral lasted for ten years from 1899 to 1909. Such a long construction is explained by the fact that the church was built exclusively for private donations of the parishioners.

The church attracts attention with a stylized gothic form, characterized by such proportions as slender proportions, towering towers and spiers, lightness of construction, spectacular decor of exterior decoration the temple - numerous statues, a round window in the style of "rose" and a rich decorative molding . The facade of the building is organically completed by two towers - the bell towers, which have a height of 64 meters . Building table It's great that you can stand indefinitely considering the details of the exterior facade of the church . The interior decoration of the church was originally also admirable . Forty unique stained-glass windows, the beautiful wall painting of the temple impressed contemporaries . Unfortunately, nothing of this grandeur survived .

The building has excellent acoustics. The sound of organ music under the vaults of the church of Mykolayiv captures and impresses even an unskilled listener. The church of St. Nicholas is listed in the list of buildings and structures that belong to the state and can not be returned to religious organizations.

Roman Catholic community of the Church of St. Nicholas, which suffered greatly from repression at the beginning of the 20th century and practically disappeared by the middle of the century at the end of the 20th century achieved permission to conduct divine services, which alternate with the concert activity of the House of Organ Music. In 2001, the Pope John Paul II visited Nikolayevsky church.

Address: Kyiv, st. B. Vasilkovskaya, 77.

Mykolayiv church

Sculpture, Mykolayiv church

Entrance to the Mykolaivsky church

Nikolayevsky church at night

Reviews about Mykolaiv church (1)

Evaluation 10

Beautiful Catholic church and organ music July 14, 2014

Valya

was here in May 2013

In the collection of architectural monuments of Kiev a special place is occupied by the unique in the city construction in the Gothic style - the Mykolaivsky church. It is located between two metro stations "Palace Ukraine" and "Republican Stadium", which are on the same branch. In addition to the fantastic forms of the Catholic church, it is still noteworthy that the organ hall is located inside. Tickets are sold nearby, on the left side of the temple. In our visit there was a concert with the works of Bach, Mendelssohn ... Read the whole review