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Nicholas church in Kiev, included in the list of the most beautiful buildings in the city. The temple is located on the street Big Vasylkivska. Nicholas church is one of two Roman Catholic churches built in the capital.

History Nicholas Church

At the end of the 19th century Kiev was quite large Roman Catholic community, and the church at the time was only one - the Alexander. Once arrived in the capital Procurator of the Holy Synod, the members of the community take a moment and asked him for permission to build another monastery.

In 1899, work began on the construction of the church Nicholas. While the chief architect Vladimir Gorodetsky has applied new technology to create a foundation with concrete piles, using reinforced concrete.
The temple was built on the donations of people, and in 1909 it was consecrated, although the work is still ongoing. The church built in the Gothic Revival style.
After 1917, Nicholas church closed.
In the early 1930s, the premises of the temple was used as a warehouse, and then as an archive.
In 1943 Nicholas church burned.
A few years later on the orders of local authorities restored the church, which is located after the Republican House of Organ and Chamber Music. It was installed stained glass windows, wooden floors instead of ceramic tiles on the floor and placed the main instrument - the body.
In 1992, the Roman Catholic community won the right to hold back here worship.
In 2001, the temple was visited by Pope John Paul II.

Getting there

Nicholas church in Kiev on Bolshaya Vasylkivska, 75. To get to it from the train / train station "Southern" you can own a car down the street Zhylianska and Antonovich. You can also use public transport, for example, by bus number 12.