Transfiguration Cathedral
The Transfiguration Cathedral is an Orthodox cathedral built in 1883-86. The cathedral was built according to one of Konstantin Thon's designs. In 1930, all the bells of the church were requisitioned and the bell tower was destroyed. A year later, the Stalinist authorities ordered the destruction of the cathedral, which was dynamited for building materials. After Ukraine's independence, it was impossible to rebuild the church on its original site, as new buildings had already been erected there during the Soviet period. On 9 August 1991, the municipal authorities made part of Gorky Square available for the construction of the cathedral.
