St. Nicholas Cathedral, Nizhyn

Name: St. Nicholas Cathedral
Address: Nizhyn, Ukraine

#1 among attractions in Nizhyn

Top attraction, Church, Baroque architecture

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St. Nicholas Cathedral in Nizhyn is the main Eastern Orthodoxy church of Nizhyn eparchy in the Ukraine. The powerful centric 55-metres high building with five domes has become a prototype Ukrainian baroque architecture of stone five-domed cruciform churches. The cathedral reproduces in brick the techniques conventional to Ukrainian wooden folk architecture. ()

Local name: Собор святого Миколая Чудотворця Architectural style: BaroqueCoordinates: 51°2'53"N, 31°53'13"E

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Nizhyn Ukraine

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St. Nicholas Cathedral – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nizhyn Gogol State University, Postova stancia, Mark Bernes.

0.4 miNW
Universities and schools
Nizhyn Gogol State University, Nizhyn
11 min walk • Nizhyn Gogol State University is an academic institution in Ukraine, located in Nizhyn, Chernihiv Oblast. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in Ukraine.
~640 ftS
Museum
Postova stancia, Nizhyn
4 min walk • Museum "Nizhyn Post Office" is a unique for Ukraine museum facility dedicated to the development of the postal service, both local and on the territory of the country in the whole in the XVII - early XX century, located in the city ...
0.5 miNW
Memorial
Mark Bernes, Nizhyn
14 min walk • Mark Naumovich Bernes was a Soviet actor and singer of Jewish ancestry, who performed some of the most poignant songs to come out of World War II, including "Dark Night" and "Cranes". His voice had some similarities to Bing Crosby, but his style was closer to French chansonniers such as Yves Montand.

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Which popular attractions are close to St. Nicholas Cathedral?

Nearby attractions include Postova stancia, Nizhyn (4 min walk), Nizhyn Gogol State University, Nizhyn (11 min walk), Mark Bernes, Nizhyn (14 min walk).