Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa
Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa | |
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Спасо-Преображенський собор (Одеса) | |
46°28′59.44″N 30°43′51.75″E / 46.4831778°N 30.7310417°E | |
Location | Soborna Square 3, Odesa |
Country | Ukraine |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
Website | Sobor.odessa.ua |
History | |
Dedication | Transfiguration of Jesus |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | V.Vonrezant |
Completed | 1795-1808 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 9,000 (main)[1] 3,000 (underground)[1] |
Length | 90.6 m [2] |
Width | 46.6 m [2] |
Height | 77 m (top cross bell tower)[3] |
Floor area | 3,100 m2 |
Administration | |
Division | Moscow Patriarchate |
The Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa is the Orthodox Cathedral in
History
The first and foremost church in the city of
The cathedral was designated the main church of New Russia in 1808. It was continuously expanded throughout the 19th century. The
Several churches in the region, including the
The original structure was demolished by the Soviets in 1936. It was rebuilt starting from 1999. The new cathedral was consecrated in 2003. The remains of Prince Vorontsov and his wife were reburied in the cathedral. There is a statue of him on the cathedral square. On 11 November 2023 the monumental status of this sculpture was scrapped in order to comply with 2023 derussification-laws.[6]
The cathedral bells are controlled by an electronic device capable of playing 99 melodies.[citation needed]
On July 23, 2023, the cathedral was severely damaged by a
Gallery
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The belltower and the main entrance
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The total view
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The Cathedral Square in the early 20th century
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The icon screen in a side chapel
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Interior of the cathedral after the missile attack
See also
References
- ^ a b "ОДЕССА:СОБОР,ЩО ПРЕОБРАЖАЄ". Risu.Orh.ua.
- ^ a b "Прошлое и будущее Одесского Кафедрального Спасо-Преображенского собора". Sobor.Odessa.ua.
- ^ "Спасо-преображенский кафедральный интернет". Sobor.Odessa.ua. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "Разрушения колоссальные, половину крыши снесло: последствия удара РФ по собору в Одессе". RBK. July 23, 2023.
- ISBN 0801867509.
- ^ "The government has adopted a decision that removes the protection status from a number of monuments of the Soviet and imperial era" (in Ukrainian). Istorychna Pravda. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "Damage to the Odesa Transfiguration Cathedral (video)". New York Times. July 23, 2023.
- ^ "Odesa: UNESCO strongly condemns repeated attacks against cultural heritage, including World Heritage". United Nations. July 23, 2023.