Holy Cross Cathedral (new), Uzhgorod
Cyril and Methodius Cathedral is also called the Exaltation of the Cross, or Christ the Savior Cathedral. Feature name is to separate the upper and lower temples.
Cross - the lower church, vault height reaches 6 meters, and the top - Chrest Savior, whose height is 36 meters smooth. Cathedral crowned with gilded 8-meter cross weighing more than 500 pounds. The church rises to the sky on a 60-meter height at its highest point, which makes it visible from almost anywhere in the city.
Cathedral can simultaneously accommodate more than 5,000 worshipers at two levels with a total area of over 500 square meters. Magnificent and unique building, created in the modern history of the Orthodox Church, has similarities with the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the form of which was the basis for the architectural design of the Cathedral of Cyril and Methodius.
History of Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
The history of the church dates back to the 90s of the 20th century, at which time the foundation was laid and built the temple walls, the construction does not stop even during the difficult years for the country through the efforts of archpriest D. Sidor. Cyril and Methodius church was erected in Uzhgorod and opened its doors in the new millennium in modern Ukraine.
The first significant date in the life of the church - September 27, 2000, the date of the beginning of worship and the consecration of the future construction of the monument to Cyril and Methodius. Earlier in the church building was opened museum of church books and icons.
How to get to Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
The temple is located in the eponymous square near the center of the city at the intersection of Minayskoy streets and Liberty Avenue . You can get to the cathedral by public transport without having to change from almost all parts of the city, making the temple is not only one of the revered places, but also readily available among the parishioners.
Not far from the cathedral is another less visible landmark of the city, but it is harmoniously blended into a modern building, and pay attention to it is quite difficult. Unnamed old house built in the late 19th century, continues to remind visitors of the city of its long history and related events.