Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral

“Transfiguration Cathedral” in English, the seat of the Kryvyi Rih diocese is a nine-domed church that was only started in 1989 and completed in 2003. Permission was granted to build this new cathedral on a on a small rise to accommodate the city’s Orthodox congregation that outgrew the Saviour-Ascension Church. Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral is a revival of the Ukrainian Baroque style from the 18th century and has nine domes and a bell tower 50 metres in height. This contains 22 bells cast in Novovolynsk, the heaviest weighing 1,200 kg. If you can get in, there are icons of St George and Matrona Nikonova and four altars to admire.

It's just Magnificent! The architecture and the design inside the church is surely to witness. Shining gold in peaceful white background colour just keeps you gazing at the structure. Truly a peaceful and holy place.

This is worth a visit, despite being less decorated than many Orthodox churches and cathedrals. I have been many times and it's always interesting to see new decorations and improvements. This is not completed and probably several more years of work needed to complete all murals and so on.

Gorgeous cathedral. Very popular with locals and visitors.

We have no idea how beautiful it was until we went inside. Magnificent architecture and marvelous paintings. Worth a visit.